Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform
In 2013 the Bureaus of Agriculture in the regional states of Amhara, Oromia, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples of Ethiopia supported a program of direct marketing of certified seed by seed producers to farmers across 31 woredas (districts). This program stands in contrast to the domin...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Benson, Todd Spielman, David J. Kasa, Leulsegged |
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| description | In 2013 the Bureaus of Agriculture in the regional states of Amhara, Oromia, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples of Ethiopia supported a program of direct marketing of certified seed by seed producers to farmers across 31 woredas (districts). This program stands in contrast to the dominant procedure for supplying such seed in which farmers register with local agricultural offices or extension agents to purchase seed for the coming cropping season and then receive seed either directly from these local offices or through local cooperatives. The evaluation shows that competition between entrepreneurial seed producers to capture a substantial portion of the market of farmer-customers for their seed to enable their firms to remain in business will propel wider and more effective distribution of new and improved hybrid maize to more and more farmers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1513352025-11-06T05:21:13Z Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform Benson, Todd Spielman, David J. Kasa, Leulsegged seeds hybrids hybridization maize evaluation smallholders markets private sector seed sector In 2013 the Bureaus of Agriculture in the regional states of Amhara, Oromia, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples of Ethiopia supported a program of direct marketing of certified seed by seed producers to farmers across 31 woredas (districts). This program stands in contrast to the dominant procedure for supplying such seed in which farmers register with local agricultural offices or extension agents to purchase seed for the coming cropping season and then receive seed either directly from these local offices or through local cooperatives. The evaluation shows that competition between entrepreneurial seed producers to capture a substantial portion of the market of farmer-customers for their seed to enable their firms to remain in business will propel wider and more effective distribution of new and improved hybrid maize to more and more farmers. 2014 2024-08-01T02:56:43Z 2024-08-01T02:56:43Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151335 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154905 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154904 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153491 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152004 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153503 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134247 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Benson, Todd; Spielman, David J. and Kasa, Leulsegged. 2014. Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1350. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151335 |
| spellingShingle | seeds hybrids hybridization maize evaluation smallholders markets private sector seed sector Benson, Todd Spielman, David J. Kasa, Leulsegged Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform |
| title | Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform |
| title_full | Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform |
| title_fullStr | Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform |
| title_full_unstemmed | Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform |
| title_short | Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform |
| title_sort | direct seed marketing program in ethiopia in 2013 an operational evaluation to guide seed sector reform |
| topic | seeds hybrids hybridization maize evaluation smallholders markets private sector seed sector |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151335 |
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