Investing in the Pioneering Varieties as an Agreement to Attaining Economic Take-off on Smallholder Seed Firms in West Africa

Youcef Abaidia; Hocine Lalmi

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Investing in the Pioneering Varieties as an Agreement to Attaining Economic Take-off on Smallholder Seed Firms in West Africa

Youcef Abaidia^*

, Hocine Lalmi

Published in International Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (Volume 12, Issue 1)

Received: 24 November 2023 Accepted: 27 December 2023 Published: 2 April 2024

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Farmers everywhere depend on access to good quality seed, which is fundamental to their crop production systems. Most governments have made significant investments in strengthening national agricultural production capacities, yet farmers in developing countries still face difficulties in accessing the quality seed of the varieties that they require. Guaranteeing farmers’ access to quality seed can only be achieved through a viable seed supply system that can multiply and distribute seeds, which have been produced or preserved. This is better achieved by the private sector, but medium- to large-scale international seed companies concentrate on high-value crops and avoid dealing in the self-pollinating, open-pollinating and vegetative-propagated varieties on which most smallholder farmers depend for their food security as the biology of these crops makes it easy for farmers to keep their seeds for several seasons. However, smallholders are often seen as the driving force of economic growth, poverty reduction and food security. This is also true for smallholder seed enterprises, which, in the absence of large companies, provide a valid alternative for the production and distribution of food security crops. This paper reviews case studies on smallholder seed enterprise in Côte d’Ivoire, as well as relevant world literature in order to identify key issues that facilitate or constrain the development of the seed sector. The final section provides some guidelines on policy design and implementation to promote the development of sustainable seed enterprises at different stages in the evolution of national seed sectors. It provides examples of good practices and hence seeks to assist governments in identifying ways in which they can support the development of smallholder seed enterprises that will provide the most appropriate varieties to smallholder farmers in their efforts to boost food production.

Published in	International Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (Volume 12, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijebo.20241201.13
Page(s)	34-45
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Innovative Varieties, Food Security, Economic Take-off, West Africa

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Abaidia, Y., Lalmi, H. (2024). Investing in the Pioneering Varieties as an Agreement to Attaining Economic Take-off on Smallholder Seed Firms in West Africa. International Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 12(1), 34-45. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijebo.20241201.13

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Abaidia Y, Lalmi H. Investing in the Pioneering Varieties as an Agreement to Attaining Economic Take-off on Smallholder Seed Firms in West Africa. Int J Econ Behav Organ. 2024;12(1):34-45. doi: 10.11648/j.ijebo.20241201.13

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Economic Colleges, University Chahid Arbi Tebessi, Tebessa, Algeria

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Abaidia Y, Lalmi H. Investing in the Pioneering Varieties as an Agreement to Attaining Economic Take-off on Smallholder Seed Firms in West Africa. Int J Econ Behav Organ. 2024;12(1):34-45. doi: 10.11648/j.ijebo.20241201.13

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