African seed enterprises : sowing the seeds of food security / edited by Paul Van Mele, Jeffery W. Bentley, Robert G. Guéi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mele, Paul van.

Bentley, Jeffery W. (Jeffery Westwood), 1955-

Guéi, Robert G.

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seed industry and trade--Africa--Case studies.

Seed industry and trade.

Seeds--Economic aspects--Africa.

Seeds.

Seeds--Africa--Marketing.

Food crops--Seeds--Africa.

Food crops.

Food crops--Seeds.

Marketing.

Africa.

Business.

Local Subjects:

Business.

Genre:

Case studies.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 236 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Place of Publication:

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.

System Details:

text file

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.

Contents:

How Seed Works

Cameroon: Revolving Funds Make a Difference

Nigeria: Clustered Seed Companies

Mali: When Government Gives Entrepreneurs Room to Grow

Guinea: Networks that Work

The Gambia: Capturing the Media

Morocco: the Visible Hand

Kenya: a Company, a Cooperative and a Family

Uganda: Dreams of Starting a Company

Madagascar: Coping with Relief Aid and Politics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: African seed enterprises.

ISBN:

9781845938444

1845938445

OCLC:

742413679

Publisher Number:

9786613155801

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.