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Investment Priorities for the Development of Mozambique's Seed System

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David D. Rohrbach
Jan Low
Raúl Pitoro
Alfredo Cucu
Jaquelino Massingue
Duncan Boughton () (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)
Guilhermina Rafael
Antonio Paulo
Domingos Jocene

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This policy brief outlines a number of steps for strengthening Mozambique’s seed system based on interviews conducted in the year 2000 and a review of existing literature. These include measures to speed the distribution of new seed varieties, and to place this distribution on a more sustainable footing. Recommendations are offered for strategies to better link variety development with seed multiplication and distribution. Proposals are highlighted to improve the complementarities of public and commercial investments in the national seed system. Opportunities for improving the efficiency of seed delivery through emergency relief programs are briefly reviewed. The paper concludes with a call for greater dialogue across all elements of the national seed sector in order to speed the pursuit of a common agenda for seed system development.

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Paper provided by Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University in its series International Development Collaborative Working Papers with number MZ-MINAG-RR-44E.

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Keywords: food security; food policy; Mozambique;

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Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy

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  1. Julie Howard & Jan Low & José Jaime Jeje & Duncan Boughton & Jaquelino Massingue & Mywish Maredia, 2001. "Constraints and Strategies for the Development of the Seed System in Mozambique," International Development Collaborative Working Papers MZ-MINAG-RR-43E, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  2. Masters, William A. & Bedingar, Touba & Oehmke, James F., 1998. "The impact of agricultural research in Africa: aggregate and case study evidence," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 19(1-2), pages 81-86, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. D. Mather & H. Marrule & C. Donovan & M. Weber & A. Alage, 2004. "Analysis of Adult Mortality Within Rural Households in Mozambique and Implications for Policy," International Development Collaborative Working Papers MZ-MINAG-RR-58E, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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