Seed aid for seed security: advice for practitioners
| dc.creator | International Center for Tropical Agriculture | |
| dc.creator | Catholic Relief Services | |
| dc.creator | CARE Norway | |
| dc.date | 2012-12 | |
| dc.date | 2015-01-15T18:28:08Z | |
| dc.date | 2015-01-15T18:28:08Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T14:38:48Z | |
| dc.description | No. 2 presents an overview of the Country Case Studies undertaken to guide the design of the tools presented in Briefs 8 to 10 as well as to examine the effects of different types of interventions. The case studies were undertaken in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe. No. 3 introduces the general concept of seed security and differentiates parameters of availability, access, and seed and variety quality, as well as distinguishing chronic from acute stress. Briefs 4 and 5 consider focused topics that cut across seed assistance and seed security. No. 4 addresses issues of relief and agobiodiversity: the importance of diversity in stabilizing systems and the possible effects of various relief approaches in maintaining, enhancing, or undermining such diversity. No. 5 focuses on the opportunities and risks of using seed aid to move beyond the status quo ante by introducing seed of new varieties (or indeed, new crops altogether). Briefs 6 and 7 present short overviews of practice. No. 6 looks at the range of seed systems routinely used by small farmers in Africa and highlights the escalating importance of local markets . Effective interventions depend on a solid understanding of such standard seed procurement practices. No. 7 sketches the current major seed- system based response options , and reflects on their appropriateness in relation to the stresses on hand. The last set of briefs focus on tools and guidance. No. 8 examines how effective interventions depend on sound and timely assessment, which requires both a tool to assess seed system security and the knowledge and skill to use it. No. 9 starts to bring the cycle to a close by giving guidance on evaluating seed-aid projects , suggesting the types of evaluation needed and their content. The final brief then looks to the future and suggests a checklist for the development of proposals for seed assistance . It is this last which builds on the range of lessons learned. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52995 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/84277 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | CIAT; Catholic Relief Services; CARE Norway. 2012. Seed aid for seed security: advice for practitioners. Cali, Colombia: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). | |
| dc.title | Seed aid for seed security: advice for practitioners | |
| dc.type | Brief |