Varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies: The case of rice in Nigeria
Seed is an essential input in agriculture, and the availability of quality seed of superior varieties is often critical for improved food security and poverty reduction in developing countries like Nigeria. However, while the Nigerian government recognizes the importance of improving seed availabili...
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| author | Takeshima, Hiroyuki Maji, Alhassan |
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| description | Seed is an essential input in agriculture, and the availability of quality seed of superior varieties is often critical for improved food security and poverty reduction in developing countries like Nigeria. However, while the Nigerian government recognizes the importance of improving seed availability, its recent focus in the seed sector has mostly been on improving seed quality rather than on varietal development. This report argues that this is partly due to a knowledge gap regarding the relationship between varietal technology levels and the effectiveness of seed sector policies. We first provide a brief conceptual discussion on how the effectiveness of selected seed sector policies, such as certification, subsidies, and private sector promotion, may depend on underlying varietal technology levels. Using rice as an example, we then provide key historical and international perspectives on how varietal technology development by the public sector through intensive rice breeding had pre-ceded the expansion of seed certification and testing, and show that there still is a substantial need for the Nigerian government to develop improved rice varieties through intensified domestic plant breeding in order for its seed certification and seed subsidy programs to be more effective. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1485932025-11-06T06:34:58Z Varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies: The case of rice in Nigeria Takeshima, Hiroyuki Maji, Alhassan seed systems seeds genetic resources plant breeding agricultural research rice farm inputs varieties Seed is an essential input in agriculture, and the availability of quality seed of superior varieties is often critical for improved food security and poverty reduction in developing countries like Nigeria. However, while the Nigerian government recognizes the importance of improving seed availability, its recent focus in the seed sector has mostly been on improving seed quality rather than on varietal development. This report argues that this is partly due to a knowledge gap regarding the relationship between varietal technology levels and the effectiveness of seed sector policies. We first provide a brief conceptual discussion on how the effectiveness of selected seed sector policies, such as certification, subsidies, and private sector promotion, may depend on underlying varietal technology levels. Using rice as an example, we then provide key historical and international perspectives on how varietal technology development by the public sector through intensive rice breeding had pre-ceded the expansion of seed certification and testing, and show that there still is a substantial need for the Nigerian government to develop improved rice varieties through intensified domestic plant breeding in order for its seed certification and seed subsidy programs to be more effective. 2016-10-04 2024-06-21T09:25:09Z 2024-06-21T09:25:09Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148593 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Takeshima, Hiroyuki and Maji, Alhassan. 2016. Varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies: The case of rice in Nigeria. NSSP Working Paper 34. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148593 |
| spellingShingle | seed systems seeds genetic resources plant breeding agricultural research rice farm inputs varieties Takeshima, Hiroyuki Maji, Alhassan Varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies: The case of rice in Nigeria |
| title | Varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies: The case of rice in Nigeria |
| title_full | Varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies: The case of rice in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies: The case of rice in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies: The case of rice in Nigeria |
| title_short | Varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies: The case of rice in Nigeria |
| title_sort | varietal development and the effectiveness of seed sector policies the case of rice in nigeria |
| topic | seed systems seeds genetic resources plant breeding agricultural research rice farm inputs varieties |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148593 |
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