African seed enterprises
Subtitle: sowing the seeds of food security
By: edited by Paul Van Mele, Jeffery W. Bentley, Robert G. Guéi
Publisher: Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Africa Rice Center by arrangement with CAB International
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781845938437; 9781845938635; 9789251066874
Subjects: Marketing; Case studies; Food crops; Seed industry and trade; Seeds
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.