This work investigates the strengths and weaknesses of seed management in traditional farming systems. Many of the current controversies over globalization, intellectual property protection, biotechnology and the future of farming are played out in seed provision. This book examines seed management in traditional farming systems, reviews the history of formal plant breeding and the origins of seed trade, and examines the roles of the public and private sectors in the contemporary seed systems of industrialized and developing countries. The book also describes the major types of aid interventions in developing country seed systems and explains why many of these have not been successful. The examples in this book are drawn from original research in Asia, Africa and Latin Americaas well as from an extensive review of the literature. The result is a comprehensive picture of seed provision that allows the reader to go beyond the oversimplified views that dominate debates about agricultural development. Published in association with the ODI
Reviews
...an original contribution to the field. Furthermore, because it synthesizes a lot of information about disparate areas, it will fill an important gap in the literature. - -- Michael Morris * CIMMYT in Mexico *
... the author allows the reader to have a comprehensive picture of seed provision and the complexities involved within the context of agricultural development. * LEISA MAGAZINE *
An insightful and informative book that would be appropriate as a secondary text for upper-level undergraduate and for graduate courses on rural development and agricultural change. It also would be excellent reading for development practitioners working in the agricultural sector. - -- William G. Moseley * AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW *



Book Information
ISBN 9780852554203
Author Robert Tripp
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint James Currey
Publisher James Currey
Weight(grams) 304g