Policy options for advancing seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops in Vietnam

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State Universityen_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen_US
cg.coverage.countryVietnamen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VNen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMarcel Gatto: 0000-0002-0108-3296en_US
cg.creator.identifierLe Phuong-Dung: 0000-0002-2147-3697en_US
cg.creator.identifierGrazia Pacillo: 0000-0002-1012-3464en_US
cg.creator.identifierRicardo Labarta: 0000-0003-3517-8768en_US
cg.creator.identifierGuy Gaston HAREAU ALGORTA: 0000-0002-8458-9259en_US
cg.creator.identifierDavid J. Spielman: 0000-0002-6889-7358en_US
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/msimreen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4160/23096586rtbwp20201en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Divisionen_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden_US
cg.issn2309-6586en_US
cg.number2020-1en_US
cg.placeLima, Peruen_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
cg.subject.cipCROP PROTECTIONen_US
cg.subject.cipFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen_US
cg.subject.cipPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipPOTATOESen_US
cg.subject.cipSOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SNSen_US
dc.contributor.authorGatto, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLe, Dung Phuongen_US
dc.contributor.authorPacillo, Graziaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaredia, Mywish K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHareau, Guyen_US
dc.contributor.authorSpielman, David J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLabarta, Ricardo Antonioen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T15:53:02Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-05-11T15:53:02Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/108207en_US
dc.titlePolicy options for advancing seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops in Vietnamen_US
dcterms.abstractSeed systems for vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs) are frequently governed by a regulatory blueprint designed for major cereal crops. This approach tends to disregard the distinct biological characteristics of VPCs, in turn limiting farmers’ access to high-quality planting material and increasing the risk of pest and disease transmission. In this paper, we ask what type of regulatory framework is appropriate for improving farmers’ access to quality VPC planting material, and what the costs, benefits, risks, and unintended consequences are of alternative regulations. We explore this in the context of cassava and potato in Vietnam through secondary data and document analysis, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions. Findings indicate that despite a regulatory regime that imposes strict rules on the production and trade of planting material for VPCs, the market is largely unregulated due to weak enforcement capacity. In the absence of regulatory enforcement, however, producers and traders of VPC planting material signal quality to farmers through trust, reputation, and long-term relationships. Though effective at a small and localized scale, these informal systems are unlikely to accommodate the plans for rapid expansion of the cassava and potato sectors outlined in the Government of Vietnam’s strategy for growth and development. Nor are they likely to prove effective in managing increases in pest and disease pressures that result from cross-border trade, climate change, or other factors. We discuss alternative policy approaches and argue that the most appropriate policy regime requires that a careful balance be struck between a permissive regime at the local level and strict regulatory surveillance and enforcement at the national and regional level.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.available2020en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGatto, M.; Le, D.P.; Pacillo, G.; Maredia, M.; Labarta, R.; Hareau, G. and Spielman, D.J. 2020. Policy options for advancing seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops in Vietnam. Lima: Peru. International Potato Center. RTB Working Paper. No. 2020-1. ISSN 2309-6586. 43 p.en_US
dcterms.extent43 p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfRTB Working Paperen_US
dcterms.issued2020-04en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-SA-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Potato Centeren_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/7294en_US
dcterms.subjectseed systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectinclusive growthen_US
dcterms.subjectpotatoesen_US
dcterms.subjectpestsen_US
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen_US
dcterms.subjectvegetative propagationen_US
dcterms.subjectcropsen_US
dcterms.subjectplant protectionen_US
dcterms.subjectnutritionen_US
dcterms.subjectmarket regulationsen_US
dcterms.subjectcassavaen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectseed policiesen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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