Challenges of the maize seed industry in eastern and southern Africa: A compelling case for private–public intervention to promote growth

By A. Langyintuo, W. Mwangi, A. Diallo, J. Macrobert, J. Dixon, M. Bänziger. 2010

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Gains in Maize Genetic Improvement in Eastern and Southern Africa: II. CIMMYT Open-Pollinated Variety Breeding Pipeline (2017, background): “In eastern and southern Africa (ESA), OPVs account for approximately 17 and 18% of the formal maize seed sector (Langyintuo et al., 2010).”
Can Public–Private Partnerships Leverage Private Investment in Agricultural Value Chains in Africa? A Preliminary Review (2012, background): “Langyintuo et al. (2010) argue that seed systems in southern and eastern Africa would benefit from support from PPP interventions.”
Seed systems smallholder farmers use (2016, background): “As examples, from 2007 to 2012, the World Bank funded 87 seed sector projects, worth $ US 513 million, with a strong focus on the vulnerable (Rajalahti 2013) and, in the same period, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa's Program for Africa's Seed Systems (AGRA/PASS) dispensed 112 grants to”
Gains in Maize Genetic Improvement in Eastern and Southern Africa: I. CIMMYT Hybrid Breeding Pipeline (2017, background): “Grain yield Anthesis date Plant height Location Country Year Mean Range H Mean Range H Mean Range H —— Mg ha−1 —— ———— d ———— —————— cm —————— Kakamega Kenya 2013 9.60 3.54–13.53 0.74 76.1 66.7–82.7 0.94 254.1 221.9–288.0 0.76 chitedze Malawi 2012 10.80 4.65–16.91 0.76 70.5 64.8–77.9 0.90 Bulindi Ug”