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dc.contributor.authorAlemu, Dawiten
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T13:45:46Z
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dc.date.issued1/7/2011en
dc.identifier.citationAlemu, D. (2011) The Political Economy of Ethiopian Cereal Seed Systems: State Control, Market Liberalisation and Decentralisation. IDS Bulletin 42(4): 69-77en
dc.identifier.issn1759-5436en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/7618
dc.description.abstractThis article explores the political and economic processes governing Ethiopian cereal seed systems. The nature of the Ethiopian agricultural sector, the historical evolution of the seed system and the seed specificities for each cereal crop have resulted in a wide range of actors with diverse linkages and policy processes. A series of economic and political drivers are identified, including top?down state?driven initiatives; agricultural liberalisation and the private sector and political?administrative decentralisation, all of which pull in different directions. It is important that the technocrats, politicians, international donors and supporters understand these political and economic drivers of change and by addressing these conflicts and contradictions, they may improve the chances of designing and implementing more technically effective and socially appropriate policies. This will help establish a vibrant seed system which offers real choices for farmers in terms of seed type, quantity, and quality and delivery time at reasonable prices.en
dc.format.extent9en
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDS Bulletin Vol. 42 Nos. 4en
dc.rights.urihttp://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdfen
dc.titleThe Political Economy of Ethiopian Cereal Seed Systems: State Control, Market Liberalisation and Decentralisationen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.rights.holder© 2011 The Author. IDS Bulletin © 2011 Institute of Development Studiesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00237.xen


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