For more than 30 years, the international community has been assisting Ethiopia in recovering from recurring disasters. A continual need for emergency agricultural assistance as a response to droughts, conflict snd famine has led many to question the effectiveness and sustainability of the curren...
Seed is one of the main inputs in all cropping systems. Farmers take utmost care in seed selection as poor quality seed material can result in poor harvests and even crop loss. Seed systems can be classified as farmer and formal seed systems. In the target areas in north coastal Andhra Pradesh, p...
Bramel-Cox, P.J.
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Kiran, S.
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Reddy, U.
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Varaprasad, K.S.
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Chandra, S.
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[Farmer seed systems for pigeonpea in coastal Andhra Pradesh]
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Farmer seed systems for pigeonpea in coastal Andhra Pradesh
Zimbabwe has been a recipient of food or seed aid since the 1990/91 drought, considered one of the worst in 100 years. At present, as in the past, interventions aimed at agricultural rehabilitation and recovery have focused on direct seed distribution ("seeds and tools"). While these intervention...