Regulatory Options to Improve Seed Systems for Vegetatively Propagated Crops in Developing Countries

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.contributor.donorSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperationen_US
cg.contributor.donorMinistry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlandsen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.countryNigeriaen_US
cg.coverage.countryVietnamen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NGen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VNen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMarcel Gatto: 0000-0002-0108-3296en_US
cg.creator.identifierTesfamicheal Wossen: 0000-0003-3793-7078en_US
cg.creator.identifierMargaret A. McEwan: 0000-0001-8510-0526en_US
cg.creator.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363en_US
cg.creator.identifierGuy Gaston HAREAU ALGORTA: 0000-0002-8458-9259en_US
cg.creator.identifierDavid J. Spielman: 0000-0002-6889-7358en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134441en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Divisionen_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Divisionen_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden_US
cg.number2029en_US
cg.placeWashington, DCen_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
cg.subject.cipANDEAN ROOTS AND TUBERSen_US
cg.subject.cipCROP PROTECTIONen_US
cg.subject.cipCROP AND SYSTEMS SCIENCES CSSen_US
cg.subject.cipIMPACT ASSESSMENTen_US
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen_US
cg.subject.cipPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipPOTATOESen_US
cg.subject.cipSEED SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipSOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SNSen_US
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATOESen_US
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen_US
dc.contributor.authorSpielman, David J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGatto, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWossen, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMcEwan, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, Tahirouen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaredia, Mywish K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHareau, Guyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T21:19:36Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-06-25T21:19:36Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/114127en_US
dc.titleRegulatory Options to Improve Seed Systems for Vegetatively Propagated Crops in Developing Countriesen_US
dcterms.abstractIn many developing countries, smallholder farmers cultivating vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs) have limited access to quality planting material. This constraint can limit both the yield of and returns on VPC cultivation. Yet policy and regulatory initiatives designed to strengthen access to quality VPC planting materials have been relatively unsuccessful to date. Part of the problem is the unique biological and economic characteristics of vegetative propagation and its distinctness from cereal crops, which dominate narratives on seed system reforms. Drawing on qualitative analysis of policy and practice, this study examines reform options related to quality assurance regulations in four crop-country combinations: cassava in Nigeria and Vietnam, and potato in Kenya and Vietnam. The study highlights theory and evidence on existing models of regulation; alternative models that may better incentivize cost-effective multiplication and distribution; and recommendations for policy, regulation, and investment in VPC seed markets. Findings indicate that regulations designed around strict and centralized quality control systems tend to limit market size, while more localized production systems are limited by both capacity and reach. These findings suggest the need for alternatives that balance a permissive regulatory regime with decentralized production systems, grassroots capacity development, market surveillance, and systems that integrate internal (producer-level) quality assurance with external (regulatory) quality assurance.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceFarmersen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dcterms.available2021en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSpielman, David J.; Gatto, Marcel; Wossen, Tesfamicheal; McEwan, Margaret; Abdoulaye, Tahirou; Maredia, Mywish K.; and Hareau, Guy. 2021. Regulatory options to improve seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops in developing countries. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2029. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 55 p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114127en_US
dcterms.extent55 p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen_US
dcterms.issued2021-06en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134247en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133672en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293946_03en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134158en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/7643en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/7646en_US
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dcterms.relationhttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/8098en_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/134441en_US
dcterms.subjectregulationsen_US
dcterms.subjectseed systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectseedsen_US
dcterms.subjectcropsen_US
dcterms.subjectdeveloping countriesen_US
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen_US
dcterms.subjectquality assuranceen_US
dcterms.subjectmarketsen_US
dcterms.subjectcassavaen_US
dcterms.subjectpotatoesen_US
dcterms.subjectseed policiesen_US
dcterms.subjectmarket regulationsen_US
dcterms.subjectseed quality assuranceen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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