Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa
This article addresses concerns of technology dissemination for small farmers, specifically focusing on the diffusion of new varieties of a self-pollinating crop. Based on bean seed systems research in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, it shows four commonly-held basic a...
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| author | David, S. Sperling, L. |
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| description | This article addresses concerns of technology dissemination for small farmers, specifically focusing on the diffusion of new varieties of a self-pollinating crop. Based on bean seed systems research in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, it shows four commonly-held basic assumptions to be false, namely that: first, small-scale farmers do not buy bean seed; they mainly rely on their own stocks or obtain seed from other farmers; second, that small-scale farmers cannot afford to buy seed of newly introduced bean varieties or will not risk it; third, that farmer seed networks function efficiently in varietal diffusion; and lastly, that a good variety will sell itself. Grounded in the reality under which small farmers actually operate, the article offers recommendations for improving the delivery of newly introduced bean cultivars by NARS and seed suppliers. Most of the recommendations are relevant to other self-pollinating crops. |
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| spelling | CGSpace435632024-08-29T11:41:25Z Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa David, S. Sperling, L. phaseolus vulgaris innovation adoption diffusion of research technology seed adopción de innovaciones difusión de la investigación tecnología semillas This article addresses concerns of technology dissemination for small farmers, specifically focusing on the diffusion of new varieties of a self-pollinating crop. Based on bean seed systems research in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, it shows four commonly-held basic assumptions to be false, namely that: first, small-scale farmers do not buy bean seed; they mainly rely on their own stocks or obtain seed from other farmers; second, that small-scale farmers cannot afford to buy seed of newly introduced bean varieties or will not risk it; third, that farmer seed networks function efficiently in varietal diffusion; and lastly, that a good variety will sell itself. Grounded in the reality under which small farmers actually operate, the article offers recommendations for improving the delivery of newly introduced bean cultivars by NARS and seed suppliers. Most of the recommendations are relevant to other self-pollinating crops. 1999 2014-09-24T08:42:19Z 2014-09-24T08:42:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43563 en Limited Access Springer |
| spellingShingle | phaseolus vulgaris innovation adoption diffusion of research technology seed adopción de innovaciones difusión de la investigación tecnología semillas David, S. Sperling, L. Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa |
| title | Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa |
| title_full | Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa |
| title_fullStr | Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa |
| title_short | Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa |
| title_sort | improving technology delivery mechanisms lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central africa |
| topic | phaseolus vulgaris innovation adoption diffusion of research technology seed adopción de innovaciones difusión de la investigación tecnología semillas |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43563 |
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