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

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationCGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananasen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.donorSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperationen
cg.contributor.donorMinistry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlandsen
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryVietnam
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VN
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierMarcel Gatto: 0000-0002-0108-3296en
cg.creator.identifierTesfamicheal Wossen: 0000-0003-3793-7078en
cg.creator.identifierMargaret A. McEwan: 0000-0001-8510-0526en
cg.creator.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363en
cg.creator.identifierGuy Gaston HAREAU ALGORTA: 0000-0002-8458-9259en
cg.creator.identifierDavid J. Spielman: 0000-0002-6889-7358en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134441en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Divisionen
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Divisionen
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden
cg.number2029en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.cipANDEAN ROOTS AND TUBERSen
cg.subject.cipCROP PROTECTIONen
cg.subject.cipCROP AND SYSTEMS SCIENCES CSSen
cg.subject.cipIMPACT ASSESSMENTen
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen
cg.subject.cipPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.cipPOTATOESen
cg.subject.cipSEED SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.cipSOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SNSen
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATOESen
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen
dc.contributor.authorSpielman, David J.en
dc.contributor.authorGatto, M.en
dc.contributor.authorWossen, T.en
dc.contributor.authorMcEwan, M.en
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, Tahirouen
dc.contributor.authorMaredia, Mywish K.en
dc.contributor.authorHareau, Guyen
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T21:19:36Zen
dc.date.available2021-06-25T21:19:36Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/114127
dc.titleRegulatory Options to Improve Seed Systems for Vegetatively Propagated Crops in Developing Countriesen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audienceExtensionen
dcterms.audienceFarmersen
dcterms.audienceNGOsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen
dcterms.available2021en
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
dcterms.extent55 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2021-06en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134247en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133672en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293946_03en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134158en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2021.1881011en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.4160/23096586RTBWP20211en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.4160/23096586RTBWP20202en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/116849en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/134441en
dcterms.subjectregulationsen
dcterms.subjectseed systemsen
dcterms.subjectseedsen
dcterms.subjectcropsen
dcterms.subjectdeveloping countriesen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectquality assuranceen
dcterms.subjectmarketsen
dcterms.subjectcassavaen
dcterms.subjectpotatoesen
dcterms.subjectseed policiesen
dcterms.subjectmarket regulationsen
dcterms.subjectseed quality assuranceen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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