Seed aid for seed security: advice for practitioners
No. 2 presents an overview of the Country Case Studies undertaken to guide the design of the tools presented in Briefs 8 to 10 as well as to examine the effects of different types of interventions. The case studies were undertaken in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe....
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| Formato: | Brief |
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2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52995 |
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| author | International Center for Tropical Agriculture Catholic Relief Services CARE Norway |
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| description | No. 2 presents an overview of the Country Case Studies undertaken to guide the design of the tools presented in Briefs 8 to 10 as well as to examine the effects of different types of interventions. The case studies were undertaken in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe. No. 3 introduces the general
concept of seed security and differentiates parameters of availability, access, and seed and variety quality, as well as distinguishing chronic from acute stress. Briefs 4 and 5 consider focused topics that cut across seed assistance and seed security. No. 4
addresses issues of relief and agobiodiversity: the
importance of diversity in stabilizing systems and
the possible effects of various relief approaches
in maintaining, enhancing, or undermining such
diversity. No. 5 focuses on the opportunities and
risks of using seed aid to move beyond the
status
quo ante
by
introducing seed of new varieties
(or
indeed, new crops altogether).
Briefs 6 and 7 present short overviews of
practice. No. 6 looks at the range of seed systems
routinely used by small farmers in Africa and
highlights the escalating
importance of local
markets
. Effective interventions depend on a solid
understanding of such standard seed procurement
practices. No. 7 sketches the
current major seed-
system based response options
, and reflects on their
appropriateness in relation to the stresses on hand.
The last set of briefs focus on tools and guidance.
No. 8 examines how effective interventions depend
on sound and timely assessment, which requires
both a
tool to assess seed system security
and
the knowledge and skill to use it. No. 9 starts to
bring the cycle to a close by giving guidance on
evaluating seed-aid projects
, suggesting the types of
evaluation needed and their content. The final brief
then looks to the future and suggests a
checklist for
the development of proposals for seed assistance
.
It is this last which builds on the range of lessons
learned. |
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| language | Inglés |
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| spelling | CGSpace529952025-11-05T17:15:19Z Seed aid for seed security: advice for practitioners International Center for Tropical Agriculture Catholic Relief Services CARE Norway No. 2 presents an overview of the Country Case Studies undertaken to guide the design of the tools presented in Briefs 8 to 10 as well as to examine the effects of different types of interventions. The case studies were undertaken in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe. No. 3 introduces the general concept of seed security and differentiates parameters of availability, access, and seed and variety quality, as well as distinguishing chronic from acute stress. Briefs 4 and 5 consider focused topics that cut across seed assistance and seed security. No. 4 addresses issues of relief and agobiodiversity: the importance of diversity in stabilizing systems and the possible effects of various relief approaches in maintaining, enhancing, or undermining such diversity. No. 5 focuses on the opportunities and risks of using seed aid to move beyond the status quo ante by introducing seed of new varieties (or indeed, new crops altogether). Briefs 6 and 7 present short overviews of practice. No. 6 looks at the range of seed systems routinely used by small farmers in Africa and highlights the escalating importance of local markets . Effective interventions depend on a solid understanding of such standard seed procurement practices. No. 7 sketches the current major seed- system based response options , and reflects on their appropriateness in relation to the stresses on hand. The last set of briefs focus on tools and guidance. No. 8 examines how effective interventions depend on sound and timely assessment, which requires both a tool to assess seed system security and the knowledge and skill to use it. No. 9 starts to bring the cycle to a close by giving guidance on evaluating seed-aid projects , suggesting the types of evaluation needed and their content. The final brief then looks to the future and suggests a checklist for the development of proposals for seed assistance . It is this last which builds on the range of lessons learned. 2012-12 2015-01-15T18:28:08Z 2015-01-15T18:28:08Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52995 en Open Access application/pdf application/pdf CIAT; Catholic Relief Services; CARE Norway. 2012. Seed aid for seed security: advice for practitioners. Cali, Colombia: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). |
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