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Sperling, L.Remington, TomHaugen, Jon M.Nagoda, Sigrid[Addressing seed security in disaster response: Linking relief with development]Addressing seed security in disaster response: Linking relief with development

New bean varieties translate into increased on-farm yields only if farmers obtain access to desired seed. Conventional models of legume seed delivery in Africa, centralized with the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS), prove to be slow and of limited reach. This article describes a nove...


Rubyogo, Jean-ClaudeSperling, L.Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, RachelBuruchara, Robin A.[Bean seed delivery for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: the power of partnerships]Bean seed delivery for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: the power of partnerships

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

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.[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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