Multiple knowledge systems are crucial to understand human-environment interactions of
the biodiversity of agriculture and food systems (agrobiodiversity). This article synthesizes …

Plant breeding collects, induces and rearranges genetic diversity followed by selection.
Breeding may contribute to diversity in farmers' fields or significantly reduce it. History has …

Seed can be an important entry point for promoting productivity, nutrition and resilience
among smallholder farmers. While investments have primarily focused on strengthening the …

The importance of seed provisioning in food security and nutrition, agricultural development
and rural livelihoods, and agrobiodiversity and germplasm conservation is well accepted by …

Background Maize is the most important cereal and most widely cultivated staple that plays
a key role in the food security of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although some countries have …

Seed security is central to crop production for smallholder farmers in developing countries,
but it remains understudied in relation to long-term seed sector development. Here, we …

The role of seed producer cooperatives (SPCs) in the Ethiopian seed sector and their
contribution to seed supply improvement have received attention from researchers …

Seeds are a basic input for all crop production. Good seed is crucial for the global food and
nutrition security, for rural development and farmers' livelihoods and for all green value …

We examine smallholder farmers' willingness to pay for agricultural technology and whether
information is a constraint to adoption of certified maize seed in Northern Uganda. The …

Climate change is already negatively affecting Sub Saharan African agriculture. One of the
most effective ways to adapt on farm is to switch crop varieties. This technological change …