Analysis of the Seed Market in Afghanistan

Kugbei, S.;Shahabuddin, S.

Analysis of the Seed Market in Afghanistan

Strengthening National Seed Production Capacity in Afghanistan

Year of publication 2007

Pages 73 p.

Author Kugbei, S.;Shahabuddin, S.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-1050000

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) n order to generate relevant information about seed demand, the FAO/EC project Strengthening National Seed Production Capacity in Afghanistan (GCP/AFG/018/EC) organized a Survey in May- June 2004, which was carried out by the Coordination of Afghan Relief (CoAR) Survey Unit (formerly called the Afghan Survey Unit) to: (i) examine the seed buying behaviour of farming households with the view to estimate the potential deman d for quality see d of major crops; (ii) investigate possibilities for market-oriented seed production; and (iii) examine the nature of prices and farmers’ attitudes regarding variety choice and seed us e, and explore ways to influence these to promote demand for quality seed. The Survey was based on a random selection of 2 887 farming households who contributed to the completion of 3 508 questionnaires, with each questionnaire obtaining information for a particular crop. Since no record was kept of households who supplied information for more than one crop, this report treats each completed questionnaire as information from one farmer.

Language English

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