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| Nagarajan, Latha; Smale, Melinda. |
| In the subsistence-oriented, semi-arid production systems of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, India, the environment is marginal for crop growth and often there is no substitute for millet crops. Across communities, farmers grow thirteen different combinations of pearl millet, sorghum, finger millet, little millet, and foxtail millet varieties, but individual farmers grow an average of only two to three millet varieties per season. The notion of the seed system includes all channels through which farmers acquire genetic materials, outside or in interaction with the commercial seed industry. Data are compiled through household surveys and interviews with traders and dealers in village and district markets. Based on the concept of the seed lot, several... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Seed systems; Millet diversity; Variety change; Seed users; Crop diversity; Seed industry and trade; Genetic variation; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59229 |
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| Nagarajan, Latha; Pardey, Philip G.; Smale, Melinda. |
| Changes in India’s seed regulations during the 1990s favored the growth of privately- as compared to publicly-funded sectors. Most advances have been made in the major millet crops, sorghum and pearl millet, as compared to finger millet and other minor millet crops, which in many ways dependent on local markets for seed purposes. In this study, we have analyzed the evolving interactions between formal systems related to the delivery of modern varieties and informal systems for maintaining traditional seeds in the semi-arid regions of India. It is evident that in these marginal environments, crop and variety use decisions, and the crop biodiversity levels take place within the context of local seed markets and a national seed industry. The outcome of the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Seed systems; Seed industry and trade; Seed markets; Biodiversity; Local markets; Formal seed sector; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55420 |
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