?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F3338%2F&rft.title=Seed+vouchers+and+fairs%3A+a+manual+for+seed-based+agricultural+recovery+after+disaster+in+Africa&rft.creator=ICRISAT%2C+-&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=This+manual+describes+a+new+approach+to+post-emergency+seed+distribution+in+Africa%2C+where+farmers+receive+not+free+seed+but+vouchers+that+can+be+exchanged+for+seed+at+a+specially+organized+seed+fair.+Seed+fairs+rely+on+commercial+seed+firms+(where+they+are+in+operation)%2C+as+well+as+local+seed+producers+and+traders.+This+approach+allows+farmers+to+choose+what+crops%2F+varieties+and+quantities+they+want.%0D%0AThe+manual+provides+an+overview+of+seed+systems+and+their+components%2C+and+describes+how+to+plan+and+implement+the+seed+voucher%2Fseed+fair+approach.+The+examples+quoted+are+from+southern+Sudan%2C+but+the+approach+can+be+adapted+for+use+in+other+disaster-affected+areas+as+well.%0D%0A%C2%A9&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F3338%2F1%2FSeed_Vouchers_and_Fairs.pdf&rft.identifier=++ICRISAT%2C+-++(2002)+Seed+vouchers+and+fairs%3A+a+manual+for+seed-based+agricultural+recovery+after+disaster+in+Africa.++Manual.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++