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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Prevalence and drivers of seed and pollen-mediated geneflow in sorghum: implications for biosafety regulations and policy in Kenya
Autores: | Mgonja,   Mary A.; Okello,   Julius Juma; Mwangi,   Stephen G.; Manyasa,   Eric; Ouma,   James Okuro; Godiah,   Lawrence; Alumira,   Jane; Kibuka,   J.
Data: | 2009-07-03
Ano: | 2009
Palavras-chave: | Cultivated sorghum; Prevalence of wild sorghum varieties; Geneflow; Varietal purity; Biosafety; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Resumo: | This paper uses a random sample of 881 farmers drawn from eastern and western Kenya to examine the prevalence and drivers of seed and pollen mediated geneflow in the two major sorghum growing regions. It employs both qualitative and quantitative techniques to assess farmers’ awareness of wild sorghum varieties, the practices they use in maintaining varietal purity and the conditioners of their success in maintaining the purity of cultivated varieties. The study finds that, among others, cultural differences, agro-climate and poverty affect the awareness, practices used in maintaining varietal purity and farmers’ success in doing so. These findings have implication for biosafety and policy in Kenya due to the clamour to introduce genetically modified bio-fortified sorghum varieties in Africa.
Tipo: | Conference Paper or Presentation
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/51901

Relação:

International Association of Agricultural Economists&gt;2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China

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