In Nepal, more than 90% of cereal seed flows from informal systems and there are regions and groups of farmers that are not connected at all to any seed networks with external seed supply. Nepal's agricultural policies and formal institutions are promoting the development of the formal seed syste...
Wyss, R.
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Guenat, D.V.
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López Noriega, Isabel
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Gauchan, D.
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Upadhya, D.
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[Seed systems of rice and finger millet in Nepal, between formality and informality]
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Seed systems of rice and finger millet in Nepal, between formality and informality
A tomato variety known as ‘Srijana’ developed by Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) has been substantially popular among Nepalese farmers and entrepreneurs. To understand the seed value chain of the Srijana hybrid tomato, a survey was conducted in 2014/15 with public research and extensio...
Magar, D.B.T.
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Gauchan, D.
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[Production, marketing and value chain mapping of 'Srijana' tomato hybrid seed in Nepal]
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Production, marketing and value chain mapping of 'Srijana' tomato hybrid seed in Nepal
In Nepal, more than 90% of cereal seed flows from informal systems and there are regions and groups of farmers that are not connected at all to any seed networks with external seed supply. Nepal's agricultural policies and formal institutions are promoting the development of the formal seed syste...
Wyss, R.
,
Guenat, D.V.
,
López Noriega, Isabel
,
Gauchan, D.
,
Upadhya, D.
,
[Seed systems of rice and finger millet in Nepal, between formality and informality]
,
Seed systems of rice and finger millet in Nepal, between formality and informality
Nepal is one of the top twenty countries where potato contributes substantially for the human diet. Enhancing adoption of improved potato varieties could impact on farmer’s income, household food and nutritional security. As such, using a multistage sampling procedure, a study was conducted to as...