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African seed enterprises : sowing the seeds of food security /

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In most developing countries, good quality seed is hard to obtain and farmers struggle to save seed from one year to the next. This title takes a people-centred look at the companies, public agencies and family farms that are taking on this role and making a difference to food security across Africa...

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Corporate Author: C.A.B. International
Other Authors: Mele, Paul van, Bentley, Jeffery W. (Jeffery Westwood), 1955-, Guéi, Robert G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Africa Rice Center by arrangement with CAB International, 2011.
Subjects:
Seed industry and trade > Africa > Case studies.
Seeds > Economic aspects > Africa.
Seeds > Africa > Marketing.
Food crops > Seeds > Africa.
Industry.
Seeds.
Crops, Agricultural.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In most developing countries, good quality seed is hard to obtain and farmers struggle to save seed from one year to the next. This title takes a people-centred look at the companies, public agencies and family farms that are taking on this role and making a difference to food security across Africa.
Item Description:Description based on opening page (viewed Sept. 20, 2011).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 236 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845938444 (electronic bk.)
1845938445 (electronic bk.)
DOI:10.1079/9781845938437.0000
Access:This title is restricted to authorized TAMU and TAMHSC users.