Successful Community-Based Seed Production Strategies

Abstract

Designed to address the issues that limit the access of small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to quality, affordable seed of the crops on which they depend for food security and livelihoods, this collection of articles describes successful principles for and experiences in community-based seed production. Among other things, the manuscripts analyze current seed production systems and models; propose ways to design successful community-based seed production schemes; describe proper seed production practices for selected cereals, vegetatively propagated plants, and other crops; and outline basic business practices for seed producers.Seed production, Food security, Quality, Plant propagation, Crops, Models, Farmers, Partnerships, Small farms, Business management, Africa, Crop Production/Industries, F03, E10,