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Journal Article 2010

Bean seed delivery for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: the power of partnerships

Autor: Rubyogo, Jean-Claude Sperling, L. Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Rachel Buruchara, Robin A.

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...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/43212

Investigación en Agricultura

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS

VARIETIES

SEED

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Rubyogo, Jean-Claude , Sperling, L. , Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Rachel , Buruchara, 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

Journal Article 2001

The effect of the civil war on Rwanda's bean seed systems and unusual bean diversity

Autor: Sperling, L.

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...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/44165

Investigación en Agricultura

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS

GENETIC VARIATION

SEEDS

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Sperling, L. , [The effect of the civil war on Rwanda's bean seed systems and unusual bean diversity] , The effect of the civil war on Rwanda's bean seed systems and unusual bean diversity

Journal Article 2011

The links between food security and seed security and seed security : facts and fiction that guide response

Autor: McGrath, S. Sperling, L.

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...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/44174

Investigación en Agricultura

FOOD SECURITY

SEED

FARMERS

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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

Journal Article 2010-06

Persistent myths about emergency seed aid

Autor: Sperling, L. McGrath, S.

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...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/53004

Investigación en Agricultura

SEED

FOOD SUPPLY

DISASTERS

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Sperling, L. , McGrath, S. , [Persistent myths about emergency seed aid] , Persistent myths about emergency seed aid

Journal Article 1999

Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa

Autor: David, S. Sperling, L.

This article addresses concerns of technology dissemination for small farmers, specifically focusing on the diffusion of new varieties of a self-pollinating crop. Based on bean seed systems research in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, it shows four commonly-held basi...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/43563

Investigación en Agricultura

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS

INNOVATION ADOPTION

DIFFUSION OF RESEARCH

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David, S. , Sperling, L. , [Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa] , Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa

Journal Article 2002

Seeds of hope in Rwanda: What have we learned?

Autor: Sperling, L.

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/88912

Investigación en Agricultura

FOOD SECURITY

SEED

FOOD AID

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Sperling, L. , [Seeds of hope in Rwanda: What have we learned?] , Seeds of hope in Rwanda: What have we learned?

Journal Article 2008

Leveraging farmers´ strategies for coping with stress: seed aid in Ethiopia

Autor: McGrath, S. Sperling, L.

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/65887

Investigación en Agricultura

FARMERS

EMERGENCY RELIEF

SEED

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McGrath, S. , Sperling, L. , [Leveraging farmers´ strategies for coping with stress: seed aid in Ethiopia] , Leveraging farmers´ strategies for coping with stress: seed aid in Ethiopia

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Bean seed delivery for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: the power of partnerships

The effect of the civil war on Rwanda's bean seed systems and unusual bean diversity

The links between food security and seed security and seed security : facts and fiction that guide response

Persistent myths about emergency seed aid

Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa

Seeds of hope in Rwanda: What have we learned?

Leveraging farmers´ strategies for coping with stress: seed aid in Ethiopia