An analysis of social seed network and its contribution to on-farm conservation of crop genetic diversity in Nepal

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dc.creatorPoudel, D.
dc.creatorSthapit, B.R.
dc.creatorShrestha, P.
dc.date2015-02-23
dc.date2015-12-08T09:51:18Z
dc.date2015-12-08T09:51:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:53:18Z
dc.descriptionSocial seed systems are important for the maintenance of crop genetic diversity on farm. This is governed by local and informal system in the community through a farmers’ network. This paper analyses these local seed systems through application of social network analysis tools and mappings and examines the network member and its stability over space and time in a small rice farming community in Nepal. NetDraw software is used for data analysis and network mapping. We found that the dynamic network structure had key role in provisioning of traditional varieties and maintaining of crop genetic diversity on farm. We identify and ascertain the key network members, constituted either as nodal or bridging (connector) farmers, occupying central position in the network who promote seed flow of local crop diversity, thus strengthening crop genetic resource diversity on farm.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/69156
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/68899
dc.languageen
dc.publisherHindawi Limited
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourcePoudel, D.; Sthapit, B.; Shrestha, P. (2015) An analysis of social seed network and its contribution to on-farm conservation of crop genetic diversity in Nepal. International Journal of Biodiversity 2015, Article ID 312621, 13 p. ISSN: 2314-4149
dc.subjectseeds
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectnetworks
dc.subjectrural communities
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectcrops
dc.titleAn analysis of social seed network and its contribution to on-farm conservation of crop genetic diversity in Nepal
dc.typeJournal Article

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