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dc.date.accessioned2011-10-11T12:47:12Z
dc.date.available2011-10-11T12:47:12Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.issn1612-9830
dc.identifier.uriurn:nbn:de:hebis:34-2010091334547
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2010091334547
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherKassel University Pressger
dc.rightsUrheberrechtlich geschützt
dc.rights.urihttps://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectseed systemseng
dc.subjectinformal exchangeseng
dc.subjectseed disseminationeng
dc.subjectEthiopiaeng
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleThe role of NGO in informal seed production and dissemination: The case of eastern Ethiopiaeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractSeed is the basic input to crop production. Farmer-based seed production as an alternative agricultural technology transfer is increasingly given especial attention in developing countries where food insecurity is critical. This paper aims to assess the seed production and dissemination strategy among smallholder farmers in eastern Ethiopia that has been introduced by Hararghe Catholic Secretariat (a Non-GovernmentalOrganization). A survey of 160 households in four administrative districts and focus group discussions were used to collect data. While narratives helped understand the process, logistic regressionwas used to identify determinants of land allocation to seed production. Results indicate the crucial role of informal networks and social capital as facilitators of access to production inputs, information and knowledge. The informal seed supply system initiated by the NGO has a huge potential to benefit smallholder farmers by improving their access to higher-yielding varieties of various crops, thereby contributing to an increase in their wellbeing. However, the traditional practice of seed exchange, influenced by social relations, will remain uneconomical to seed producers. Thus, the paper suggests that this potential can be further exploited if some preconditions such as establishment of seed banks, investment in human capital, removal of the underlying constraints and creation of reliable seed markets are given emphasis.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationIn: Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics. Kassel : Kassel University Press. - Vol. 111, No. 2 (2010), S.79-88
dcterms.creatorBeyene, Fekadu
dc.description.everythingGedruckte Ausg. im Verlag Kassel Univ. Press (www.upress.uni-kassel.de) erschienen.ger


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