On-farm seed storage in Africa

It is estimated that 80% of all seed used by farmers in the tropics is derived from stocks held on-farm from previous seasons. If yields are to be sustained and even increased it is essential that seed storage is of a consistently high standard....

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Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1996
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/47286
Descripción
Sumario:It is estimated that 80% of all seed used by farmers in the tropics is derived from stocks held on-farm from previous seasons. If yields are to be sustained and even increased it is essential that seed storage is of a consistently high standard....