Earth:Seed systems
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Short description: Systems of crop planting and selection
Seed systems allow farmers to access crop seeds for planting. They include the actors, activities, and institutions involved in the maintenance of crop diversity, plant breeding and selection, seed production and dissemination.[1] They cover all planting materials – both seeds and other planting materials, such as cuttings, tubers, bulbs, and tissue culture plantlets.[2] Seed systems determine which crop varieties farmers grow. Seed systems influence societies’ food consumption patterns, diets, and play significant roles in supporting farming income generation.[3] They are also important for crop evolution and conservation, food security, food sovereignty, and biocultural heritage.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Westengen, Ola T.; Dalle, Sarah Paule; Mulesa, Teshome Hunduma (2023-04-04). "Navigating toward resilient and inclusive seed systems" (in en). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120 (14). doi:10.1073/pnas.2218777120. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 36972436.
- ↑ McEwan, Margaret A; Almekinders, Conny JM; Andrade-Piedra, Jorge JL; Delaquis, Erik; Garrett, Karen A; Kumar, Lava; Mayanja, Sarah; Omondi, Bonaventure A et al. (March 2021). ""Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling: Mind the seed system gaps." A perspective on seed systems research for development in One CGIAR" (in en). Outlook on Agriculture 50 (1): 5–12. doi:10.1177/0030727021989346. ISSN 0030-7270. PMID 33867584.
- ↑ McGuire, Shawn; Sperling, Louise (2016-02-01). "Seed systems smallholder farmers use" (in en). Food Security 8 (1): 179–195. doi:10.1007/s12571-015-0528-8. ISSN 1876-4525. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-015-0528-8.
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