Implications of seed policies for on-farm agro-biodiversity in Ethiopia and Uganda
Across East Africa, national seed policies and commercial seed enterprises have focused on increasing farmers’ access to modern seed varieties. These new varieties are developed and delivered to farmers via the formal seed system, which is comprised of government and private sector seed breeders, pr...
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| author | Otieno, G.A. Reynolds, Travis W. Karasapan, A. López Noriega, Isabel |
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| description | Across East Africa, national seed policies and commercial seed enterprises have focused on increasing farmers’ access to modern seed varieties. These new varieties are developed and delivered to farmers via the formal seed system, which is comprised of government and private sector seed breeders, processors, and vendors. However, the formal seed system only provides a small share (<20%) of smallholders’ seed in the region. Most farmers source seed from informal seed systems, including own-saved seed, exchanges with neighbors, and local seed markets. At the local level, informal seed systems are preferred by farmers because of proximity and local varietal preferences (e.g., crop variety tastes and suitability for local environmental conditions). At the national and regional levels, the conservation and use of local crop varieties through informal systems has also provided a wealth of crop genetic diversity increasingly recognized as critical for climate change adaptation. To evaluate how policies in East Africa impact seed systems we systematically code 117 provisions in 21 national seed policies in Ethiopia (n=11) and Uganda (n=10), highlighting the implications of current and proposed policies for the availability and accessibility of: (i) improved seed; (ii) quality-controlled seed; and (iii) genetically diverse local seed in both the formal and informal seed systems in each country. |
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| spelling | CGSpace896452025-11-12T05:47:23Z Implications of seed policies for on-farm agro-biodiversity in Ethiopia and Uganda Otieno, G.A. Reynolds, Travis W. Karasapan, A. López Noriega, Isabel policies seed systems food security biodiversity Across East Africa, national seed policies and commercial seed enterprises have focused on increasing farmers’ access to modern seed varieties. These new varieties are developed and delivered to farmers via the formal seed system, which is comprised of government and private sector seed breeders, processors, and vendors. However, the formal seed system only provides a small share (<20%) of smallholders’ seed in the region. Most farmers source seed from informal seed systems, including own-saved seed, exchanges with neighbors, and local seed markets. At the local level, informal seed systems are preferred by farmers because of proximity and local varietal preferences (e.g., crop variety tastes and suitability for local environmental conditions). At the national and regional levels, the conservation and use of local crop varieties through informal systems has also provided a wealth of crop genetic diversity increasingly recognized as critical for climate change adaptation. To evaluate how policies in East Africa impact seed systems we systematically code 117 provisions in 21 national seed policies in Ethiopia (n=11) and Uganda (n=10), highlighting the implications of current and proposed policies for the availability and accessibility of: (i) improved seed; (ii) quality-controlled seed; and (iii) genetically diverse local seed in both the formal and informal seed systems in each country. 2017 2017-12-06T12:17:52Z 2017-12-06T12:17:52Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89645 en Open Access application/pdf Canadian Center of Science and Education Otieno, G.A.; Reynolds, T.W.; Karasapan, A.; Lopez Noriega, I. (2017) Implications of seed policies for on-farm agro-biodiversity in Ethiopia and Uganda. Sustainable Agriculture Research 6 (4) p. 12-30 ISSN 1927-050X |
| spellingShingle | policies seed systems food security biodiversity Otieno, G.A. Reynolds, Travis W. Karasapan, A. López Noriega, Isabel Implications of seed policies for on-farm agro-biodiversity in Ethiopia and Uganda |
| title | Implications of seed policies for on-farm agro-biodiversity in Ethiopia and Uganda |
| title_full | Implications of seed policies for on-farm agro-biodiversity in Ethiopia and Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Implications of seed policies for on-farm agro-biodiversity in Ethiopia and Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implications of seed policies for on-farm agro-biodiversity in Ethiopia and Uganda |
| title_short | Implications of seed policies for on-farm agro-biodiversity in Ethiopia and Uganda |
| title_sort | implications of seed policies for on farm agro biodiversity in ethiopia and uganda |
| topic | policies seed systems food security biodiversity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89645 |
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