?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1098%2F&rft.title=Development+Options+for+Local+Seed+Systems+in+Mozambique.+Working+Paper+Series+no.+5&rft.creator=Rohrbach%2C+D&rft.creator=Kiala%2C+D&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=Large+quantities+of+free+or+subsidized+seed+have+been+distributed+to+small-scale+farmers+in+Mozambique+under+postwar%0D%0Aresettlement+and+drought%2Fflood+relief+programs.+A+joint+study+by+ICRISAT+and+World+Vision+assessed+the%0D%0Aimpact+of+relief+seed+distribution%2C+the+adoption+of+new+varieties+distributed+through+relief+programs%2C+and+the%0D%0Aperformance+of+local+seed+systems.+While+there+was+undoubtedly+a+need+for+well-targeted+emergency+assistance%2C%0D%0Aseed+losses+associated+with+war%2C+drought%2C+and+floods+appear+to+have+been+overestimated.+Village+seed+systems+are%0D%0Aremarkably+efficient+in+meeting+seed+requirements+and+maintaining+varietal+diversity%2C+even+under+drought+or+flood%0D%0Aconditions.+However%2C+there+remains+scope+for+improving+household+seed+selection+and+storage+practices.+In%0D%0Aaddition%2C+sustainable+seed+supply+systems+(both+community-level+and+commercial)+are+needed+to+improve+the%0D%0Aaccess+of+small-scale+farmers+to+new+varieties.%0D%0ADespite+the+massive+demand+for+seed+for+public+distribution+efforts%2C+domestic+production+capabilities+remain%0D%0Asmall%2C+and+most+seed+is+still+imported.+The+problems+include+shortages+of+breeder+seed%2C+poor+market%0D%0Ainfrastructure%2C+high+marketing+costs%2C+uncertainty+about+levels+of+commercial+seed+demand%2C+and+farmer%0D%0Adependence+on+free+seed.+Specific+recommendations+are+offered+for+strengthening+both+local+and+commercial%0D%0Aseed+supply+systems+in+Mozambique.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2000&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1098%2F1%2FRA_00366.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rohrbach%2C+D+and+Kiala%2C+D++(2000)+Development+Options+for+Local+Seed+Systems+in+Mozambique.+Working+Paper+Series+no.+5.++Working+Paper.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Bulawayo%2C+Zimbabwe.+++++