Seed production by smallholder farmers













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Proceedings of the ILCA/ICARDA Research Planning Workshop held at ILCA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

13-15 June 1994

December 1994

International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA)

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Edited by J. Hanson

International Livestock Centre for Africa
P.O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic

Correct citation: Hanson J (ed). 1994. Seed production by smallholder farmers. Proceedings of the ILCA/ICARDA Research Planning Workshop held at ILCA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13-15 June 1994. ILCA (International Livestock Centre for Africa), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 58 pp.

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Workshop objectives

Summary of discussions

1. identification of the components of seed production systems
2. Possible strategies for developing smallholder seed systems
3. Role of international centres
4. Workshop recommendations

List of participants

Appendix 1 - List of presented papers

Smallholder production techniques
Proximity is a plus: The economics of farmer seed production and distribution in developing countries
Forage seed production systems in Ethiopia
Farmers' knowledge and practices in smallholder seed production, with special reference to a case study in Central America
Integrated seed supply: A flexible approach
Seed systems for small farmers: Vignettes from Latin America