The Political Economy of Seed System Reform
The Political Economy of Seed System Reform
Parallel session, Wednesday, 11.30am
Organiser: John Thompson, FAC
Latest articles
The Political Economy of Cereal Seed Systems in Africa’s Green Revolution
April 10, 2012 / The Political Economy of Seed System Reform Policy Brief 44 Drawing on lessons from case studies from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe conducted by the Future Agricultures Consortium during 2009-11, this Policy Brief assesses the political economy of cereal seed system research and development programmes and
Seeds and Subsidies: The Political Economy of Input Programmes in Malawi
September 23, 2010 / The Political Economy of Seed System Reform Blessings Chinsinga August 2010 This paper provides a critical account of the cereal seed systems in Malawi both in a historical and contemporary context with particular reference to the three input support programmes implemented since the late 1990s to date.
Can Agro-Dealers Deliver the Green Revolution in Kenya?
September 23, 2010 / The Political Economy of Seed System Reform Hannington Odame and Elijah Muange August 2010 The Government of Kenya, with the backing of development and charitable organisations, has been implementing programmes to increase agricultural productivity and rural incomes and trigger a new Green Revolution (GR). These activities focus
Participation, Commercialisation and Actor Networks: The Political Economy of Cereal Seed Production
September 23, 2010 / The Political Economy of Seed System Reform Kojo Sebastian Amanor August 2010 This paper examines the changing framework of cereal seed policy in Ghana from a state-led public sector service in the 1960s to a commercial sector activity in the 2000s, and the implications of these changes.
The Political Economy of Cereal Seed Systems in Zimbabwe
September 23, 2010 / The Political Economy of Seed System Reform The Political Economy of Cereal Seed Systems in Zimbabwe: Rebuilding the Seed System in a Post-Crisis Charity Mutonodzo-Davies August 2010 A decade of economic and political turmoil in Zimbabwe, as well as a period of radical land reform which reconfigured