Tanzania’s lake region is a major sweetpotato (SP) production area as SP is important to small holder farmers. Limited quality planting materials and information are prime constraint to SP continuous production. This presentation reports on informal seed systems impact as compared to formal sector potential. Major study findings include increased number of multipliers regionally and increase in on farm direct sales resulting from formal seed system inclusion.
Authors: David Phillips, Rahila Amour, everina lukonge, Richard Gibson, Lembris Laizer, David Phillips, Rahila Amour, everina lukonge, Richard Gibson, Lembris Laizer
Contributors: Administrator, Administrator
Subjects: Seed Systems
Pages: 25
Publisher: Natural Resources Institute
Publication Date: September 10, 2014
Keywords: Formal Seed system, High quality planting material, Informal seed system, Tanzania
HOW TO CITE
Lukonge, E., Gibson, R., Phillips, D., Amour, R. and Laizer, L. 2014. Working with the informal sweetpotato seed system to deliver benefits in the Lake Zone of Tanzania. Natural Resources Institute (NRI).