Vegetatively propagated crop (VPC) seed tends to remain true to varietal type but is bulky, often carries disease, and is slow to produce. So VPC seed needs to be handled differently than that of other crops, e.g., it tends to be sourced locally, often must be fresh, and it is less often sold on ...
Bentley, J.W.
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Andrade-Piedra, J.L.
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Demo, P.
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Dzomeku, B.M.
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Jacobsen, K.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Kromann, P.
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Kumar, L.
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McEwan, M.
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Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Ogero, K.
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Okechugwu, R.
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Orrego, R.
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Ospina, B.
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Sperling, L.
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Walsh, S.
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Thiele, Graham
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[Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework.]
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Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework.
The Rwandan civil war escalated in 1994, killing 800 000 people and displacing another 2 million. Agriculture, the occupation of over 90% of the Rwandans was acutely affected as violence peaked in the middle of the growing season. This article analyses the effects of the war on bean varietal dive...
Sperling, L.
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[The effect of the civil war on Rwanda's bean seed systems and unusual bean diversity]
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The effect of the civil war on Rwanda's bean seed systems and unusual bean diversity
Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
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Sperling, L.
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Karanja, D.R.
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Seward, PD
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Leakey, L
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[Public-private sector partnerships : The power of small seed packs for reaching 100,000s of kenyan bean farmers]
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Public-private sector partnerships : The power of small seed packs for reaching 100,000s of kenyan bean farmers
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...