The development and promotion of improved crop varieties as well as efficient seed production, distribution, and … marketing systems have contributed significantly to increased agricultural production and food security in Kenya. However, these …’ access to dryland crops. The study found that the low quantity of seed traded, high cost of production, and high seed supply …

The publication describes outcomes of a study conducted in 2007/08 to analyze the bottlenecks affecting the production … understanding of the factors limiting the production and deployment of improved maize seed in Africa, and to contribute to … increasing the efficiency of variety release, seed production and seed dissemination for new drought tolerant maize varieties …

successful principles for and experiences in community-based seed production. Among other things, the manuscripts analyze current … seed production systems and models; propose ways to design successful community-based seed production schemes; describe … proper seed production practices for selected cereals, vegetatively propagated plants, and other crops; and outline basic …