African seed enterprises : sowing the seeds of food security / edited by Paul Van Mele, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), Jeffery W. Bentley, Bolivia, Robert G. Guéi, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy.
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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Africa Rice Center by arrangement with CAB International, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 236 pages) : illustrations, maps, chartsContent type: - text
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- online resource
- Sowing the seeds of food security
- Seed industry and trade -- Africa -- Case studies
- Seeds -- Economic aspects -- Africa
- Seeds -- Africa -- Marketing
- Food crops -- Seeds -- Africa
- Agricultural Economics
- Food Economics, (New March 2000)
- Policy and Planning
- Input Supply Industries (Macroeconomics)
- Non-food/Non-feed Plant Products
- Agricultural policy
- Case studies
- Constraints
- Enterprises
- Food crops
- Food security
- Seed industry
- Seeds
- EE110
- EE116
- EE120
- EE140
- SS200
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- HD9019.S432 A353 2011eb
The case studies from nine African countries presented in this book provide an overview of the current status of the African seed sector, and associated challenges and opportunities. They form a solid basis for a broad-based discussion on how to strengthen the sector to the benefit of food security across the continent. Case studies of seed enterprises are arranged by country, and each chapter includes a profile of the agricultural and policy environment that surrounds these enterprises and affects their development. Each case is unique and presents its own set of lessons, and as a whole, this wide range of experiences is a rich source of data and ideas for future enterprise, offering valuable insights for policy makers, academics and non-governmental organizations throughout the world. The book has 12 chapters, a glossary of terms and a subject index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: a full granary / Robert G. Guéi, Jeffery W. Bentley and Paul Van Mele -- How seed works / Jeffery W. Bentley, Paul Van Mele and J. David Reece -- Cameroon : revolving funds make a difference / Drissa Silué, Abdoulaye Barra and Robert G. Guéi -- Nigeria : clustered seed companies / Jeffery W. Bentley, Olupomi Ajayi and Kehinde Adelugba -- Mali : when government gives entrepreneurs room to grow / Daniel N. Dalohoun, Paul Van Mele, Eva Weltzien, Dioukamady Diallo, Hamidou Guindo and Kirsten vom Brocke -- Guinea : networks that work / Florent Okry, Daniel N. Dalohoun, Sékou Diawara, M. Billo Barry and Paul Van Mele -- The Gambia : capturing the media / J. David Reece, Daniel N. Dalohoun, Essa Drammeh, Paul Van Mele and Saidu Bah -- Morocco : the visible hand / Abderrahmane Lyamani, Drissa Silué and Robert G. Guéi -- Kenya : a company, a cooperative and a family / Michael Misiko, Conny Almekinders, Ian Barker, Dina Borus, Judith Oggema and John Mukalama -- Uganda : dreams of starting a company / Paul Van Mele, Michael A. Ugen, David Wanyama, Robert Anyang, Jean Claude Rubyogo and Louise Sperling -- Madagascar : coping with relief aid and politics / Paul Van Mele, Ketamalala Randriamilandy, Noroseheno Ralisoa and Raymond Rabeson -- Conclusions / Jeffery W. Bentley, Paul Van Mele and Robert G. Guéi.
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