Editorial introduction: Design issues and practical questions for demand-oriented seed systems

This special issue is a collection of papers that brings together different views on and experiences with seed systems and reflects the breadth of perspectives within CGIAR and beyond. The contributions relate to the major challenges facing seed systems research and development in different contexts...

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Main Authors: Almekinders, Conny J. M., Mausch, Kai, Donovan, Jason
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: SAGE Publications 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171441
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Mausch, Kai
Donovan, Jason
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description This special issue is a collection of papers that brings together different views on and experiences with seed systems and reflects the breadth of perspectives within CGIAR and beyond. The contributions relate to the major challenges facing seed systems research and development in different contexts and for different crops. One point of agreement among these articles is the need for the development of varieties and the delivery of seeds to be more demand-orientated. This introduction reflects on the implications for CGIAR and affiliated breeding programmes which aim to accelerate varietal uptake and turnover and rely on more effective seed delivery. Here, we outline how the various contributions in this special issue relate to this agenda. We conclude that realism about which farming households can be served by current approaches to seed system development is needed and argue that a wider range of partnerships will be required to broaden the reach of seed systems.
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spelling CGSpace1714412025-01-29T12:58:11Z Editorial introduction: Design issues and practical questions for demand-oriented seed systems Almekinders, Conny J. M. Mausch, Kai Donovan, Jason technology seed seed systems demand partnerships This special issue is a collection of papers that brings together different views on and experiences with seed systems and reflects the breadth of perspectives within CGIAR and beyond. The contributions relate to the major challenges facing seed systems research and development in different contexts and for different crops. One point of agreement among these articles is the need for the development of varieties and the delivery of seeds to be more demand-orientated. This introduction reflects on the implications for CGIAR and affiliated breeding programmes which aim to accelerate varietal uptake and turnover and rely on more effective seed delivery. Here, we outline how the various contributions in this special issue relate to this agenda. We conclude that realism about which farming households can be served by current approaches to seed system development is needed and argue that a wider range of partnerships will be required to broaden the reach of seed systems. 2021-12 2025-01-29T12:58:11Z 2025-01-29T12:58:11Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171441 en Open Access SAGE Publications Almekinders, Conny J. M.; Mausch, Kai; and Donovan, Jason. 2021. Editorial introduction: Design issues and practical questions for demand-oriented seed systems. Outlook on Agriculture 50(4): 353-355. https://doi.org/10.1177/00307270211060361
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