How responsive is Nigeria’s cassava seed system to farmers’ demand? Exploring supply and demand interactions in three farming communities

IF 1 Q3 AGRONOMY

Journal of Crop Improvement Pub Date : 2022-01-07 DOI:10.1080/15427528.2021.2018749

T. Pircher, E. Stuart, C. Almekinders, D. Obisesan, H. Nitturkar, G. Asumugha, E. Azaino, A. Knierim

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Based on a concept for demand-orientation in seed systems, we characterized Nigeria’s cassava (Manihot esculenta) seed system from national to local level and farmers’ demand in three study sites. Interviews with seed-system actors explained their roles for supply-side functions. Focus group discussions and a survey described multiple aspects of farmers’ demand. Our findings show that the national agriculture development program alone did not have the capacity to supply farmers with sufficient seed of desired varieties. Seed exchange between farmers and informal seed sellers contributed to the distribution of seed and new varieties. The presence of seed sellers and farmers’ demand for cassava seed varied between the three study sites, farmer types and gender. We conclude that informal seed sellers and village seed entrepreneurs have a potential to respond to farmers’ heterogeneous demands. However, without recurrent demand for specialized seed production or continuous support from the formal system, they do not reach underserved markets.

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尼日利亚的木薯种子系统对农民需求的反应如何？探索三个农业社区的供需互动

基于种子系统需求导向的概念，我们在三个研究地点对尼日利亚木薯(Manihot esculenta)种子系统从国家到地方以及农民需求进行了特征分析。对种子系统参与者的采访解释了他们在供给侧功能中的角色。焦点小组讨论和调查描述了农民需求的多个方面。我们的研究结果表明，国家农业发展计划本身没有能力为农民提供足够的所需品种的种子。农民和非正式种子销售者之间的种子交换促进了种子和新品种的流通。种子销售者的存在和农民对木薯种子的需求在三个研究地点、农民类型和性别之间存在差异。我们得出结论，非正规种子销售者和乡村种子企业家具有响应农民异质性需求的潜力。但是，如果没有对专业种子生产的经常性需求或正规系统的持续支持，它们就无法进入服务不足的市场。

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Journal of Crop Improvement Multiple-

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3.30

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7.70%

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期刊介绍： Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology (JCSB) is a peer-reviewed international journal published four times a year. JCSB publishes novel and advanced original research articles on topics related to the production science of field crops and resource plants, including cropping systems, sustainable agriculture, environmental change, post-harvest management, biodiversity, crop improvement, and recent advances in physiology and molecular biology. Also covered are related subjects in a wide range of sciences such as the ecological and physiological aspects of crop production and genetic, breeding, and biotechnological approaches for crop improvement.