Farmers' attitudes toward bean seed: evidence from the Santander Department in Colombia
1991
Luna G, C.A. | Janssen, W. | Duque, M.C.
A study was conducted in the municipalities of San Gil, Barichara, and Villanueva (Santander, Colombia) to understand farmers' attitudes with respect to bean seed and derive conclusions on the design of bean seed production and distribution schemes. Farmers were selected and interviewed from a list of seed sales of a cooperative that has developed a program for producing quality bean seed. Results are given of the characterization of bean farmers in the region, outlets for seed sales, seed productivity, farmers' perception of seed characteristics, and farmers who keep and purchase seed. The 5 reasons why a farmer is inclined to purchase bean seed are discussed as follows: (1) aspects that limit storage (weevil attack, heating due to storing moist seed, and fungus attack), (2) cash flow, (3) yield, (4) production planning, and (5) desire to try another var. (CIAT)
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