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Buruchara, Robin A.Ruganzu, VButare, L.Kimani, P.M.Sperling, L.[Targeting farmer acceptable climbing and bush bean varieties through participatory plant breeding in Rwanda]Targeting farmer acceptable climbing and bush bean varieties through participatory plant breeding in Rwanda
Assefa, T.Sperling, L.Dagne, BArgaw, WTessema, DBeebe, Stephen E.[Participatory plant breeding with traders and farmers for white pea bean in Ethiopia]Participatory plant breeding with traders and farmers for white pea bean in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is cited as one of the centres of sorghum diversity. In order to assess the on-farm genetic resources management of sorghum various research methodologies were employed. These were focus group interviews with 360 farmers, key informant interviews with 60 farmers and development agents an...


Mekbib, FBjornstad, A.Sperling, L.Synnevag, G[Factors shaping on-farm genetic resources of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] in the centre of diversity, Ethiopia]Factors shaping on-farm genetic resources of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] in the centre of diversity, Ethiopia

The food price crisis has led to assumptions that food price rises are due to inadequate food production, and that such food insecurity is linked to seed insecurity. Hence, in response to high food prices, seed resources worth hundreds of millions of US dollars are being shipped into vulnerable f...


McGrath, S.Sperling, L.[The links between food security and seed security and seed security : facts and fiction that guide response]The links between food security and seed security and seed security : facts and fiction that guide response

While bush beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris check for this species in other resources L.) have long been the protein staple of Rwandan agriculture, improved climbing beans have been introduced within the last 10 years, enabling farmers to intensify, stabilize and better stagger production. Through a 1...


Sperling, L.Munyanesa, S[Intensifying production among smallholder farmers: The impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda]Intensifying production among smallholder farmers: The impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda
Thro, Ann MarieSpillane, CharlesGinés, CMJSperling, L.[Issues in biotechnology-assisted participatory plant breeding]Issues in biotechnology-assisted participatory plant breeding

Seed interventions are the major agricultural response during emergency and recovery phases of humanitarian relief. They are implemented by diverse agencies, and widely promoted: for instance the FAO alone managed 400 such projects between 2003 and 2005. However, seed aid suffers from a lack of c...


Sperling, L.McGrath, S.[Persistent myths about emergency seed aid]Persistent myths about emergency seed aid
Sperling, L.Nahimana, M[Conference Sur le Lancement des Varietes, la Production, et la Distribution des Semences de Haricot dans la Region des Grands Lacs (1989, Goma, Zaire). Actes]Conference Sur le Lancement des Varietes, la Production, et la Distribution des Semences de Haricot dans la Region des Grands Lacs (1989, Goma, Zaire). Actes
Sperling, L.[Targeted seed aid and seed-systems interventions: Strengthening small-farmer seed systems in East and Central Africa : Proceedings of a workshop, held in Kampala, Uganda, 21-24 June 2000]Targeted seed aid and seed-systems interventions: Strengthening small-farmer seed systems in East and Central Africa : Proceedings of a workshop, held in Kampala, Uganda, 21-24 June 2000
Sperling, L.Osborn, Thomas C.Cooper, D.[Workshop on Effective and Sustainable Seed Relief Activities (2003, Rome). Towards effective and sustainable seed relief activities : Report]Workshop on Effective and Sustainable Seed Relief Activities (2003, Rome). Towards effective and sustainable seed relief activities : Report

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