?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F2874%2F&rft.title=Comparative+study+of+three+community+seed+supply+strategies+in+Tanzania+%0D%0A&rft.creator=Rohrbach%2C+D+D&rft.creator=Saadan%2C+H+M&rft.creator=Monyo%2C+E+S&rft.creator=Kiriwaggulu%2C+J+A+B&rft.creator=Mtenga%2C+K&rft.creator=Mwaisela%2C+F&rft.subject=Oilseeds&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=Community+seed+production+projects+are+being+implemented+throughout+Africa.+This+case+study+compares+three+such+projects+in+central+Tanzania.+All+three+programs+seek+to+encourage+small-scale+farmers+to+produce+and+sell+sorghum+and+pearl+millet+varieties%2C+but+use+different+approaches+to+solve+the+common+problems+of+seed+multiplication+and+distribution.+Three+projects+were+relatively+successful+in+promoting+seed+production.+Training+was+provided+in+seed+quality+control%2C+and+growers+generally+understood+the+differences+between+seed+and+grain.+However%2C+questions+remain+about+the+practicality+of+producing+certified+seed%2C+quality+declared+seed%2C+or+common+grade+seed.+External+investments+remain+necessary+for+the+production+and+delivery+of+source+seed.+The+biggest+threat+to+the+viability+of+these+programs+is+the+problem+of+seed+marketing.+While+farmers+are+expected+to+sell+seed+to+their+neighbors%2C+most+sought+marketing+assistance+from+external+buyers.+Further+investments+are+still+needed+in+testing+alternative+marketing+strategies.+The+study+highlights+a+number+of+policy+issues.+None+of+the+three+programs+is+likely+to+continue+without+external+technical+support+and+funding.+The+appropriate%2C+long-term+levels+of+public+investment+need+to+be+defined.+In+addition%2C+the+relationship+between+public+and+private+sector+investments+in+seed+production+and+distribution+needs+to+be+explicitly+defined&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F2874%2F1%2FComparative_Study_of_Three_Community_Seed_Supply_Strategies_in_Tanzania.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rohrbach%2C+D+D+and+Saadan%2C+H+M+and+Monyo%2C+E+S+and+Kiriwaggulu%2C+J+A+B+and+Mtenga%2C+K+and+Mwaisela%2C+F++(2002)+Comparative+study+of+three+community+seed+supply+strategies+in+Tanzania.++Project+Report.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+%2C+Bulawayo%2C+Zimbabawe.+++++