Seed production in and for mediterranean countries. Proceedings of the ICARDA/EC workshop.
1988
Gastel A.J.G. van | Hopkins J.D. (eds.)
This book contains the proceedings of a workshop on seed production in and for Mediterranean countries held in Cairo, Egypt in 1986. The workshop, organized by ICARDA and the Central Administration for seeds of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Egypt, and sponsored by the General Directorate of the European Community, aimed at reviewing the progress made in building up national seed programmes in the Mediterranean region; identifying constraints to further development; suggesting measures to remove these constraints; and promoting and intensifying collaboration between scientists of both sides of the Mediterranean. The book comprises 28 chapters dealing with seed activities of international organizations and others, country reports on the activities of national seed programmes, and scientific papers on general or crop-specific seed production. Recommendations made at the end of the workshop are also included for further action regarding the institutional, economic, technical and sociological changes needed to strengthen seed programmes for small farmers; the role of the private and semi-private sector in building up a national seed supply; the strengthening of seed production and distribution programmes for food legumes, and pasture and forage crops; and training in seed production. List of paricipants is also included.
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