Seed Systems Regulatory Flexibility to Address...
This paper addresses a gap in current literature regarding the role of law and regulation in linking the informal and formal seed sectors. Drawing...more
Case Studies | July 10, 2009
Getting to Market
From Agriculture to Agroenterprise
This collection of case studies describes how CRS and its partners worked with farmers and other stakeholders in Africa, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia over the course of five years to develop agricultural business enterprises.
Each case focuses on a specific stage in the agroenterprise development process, and together they build a comprehensive outline of how to go about helping farmers enter and compete in agricultural markets. Introductory and concluding essays describe the "learning alliance" process, synthesize the lessons learned and map out a strategy for future work.
CONTENTS
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Contributors
- Writeshop Staff
- 1. From Agriculture to Agroenterprise
- 2. The Agroenterprise Cycle
- 3. Choosing an Entry Point
- 4. Gender in Agroenterprise
- 5. Step 1: Get Organized
- 6. Step 2: Enterprise Design
- 7. Step 3: Marketing
- 8. Step 4: Scaling Up
- 9. Step 5: Learning and Sharing
- 10. Conclusions and Way Forward
- 11. Resources
Strengths and weaknesses of organized crop seed...
The present study attempts to better understand these factors by drawing cases from twenty-five seed producer groups in five countries (Vietnam,...more
Standard Seed in Kenya
In response to concern regarding low volumes of non-maize crops, key regulatory, institutional, and private industry stakeholders recommended a new...more
