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Study: First ever to quantify crop by crop where African farmers obtain seed

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EurekAlert

Publication Date
2016-01-20

NAIROBI, KENYA (20 January 2016)--Small, family farmers in Africa purchase more than half of their seeds every year through local markets and other informal sources--neglected outlets that present a major opportunity for improving access to better crop varieties crucial to dealing with climate, nutrition, and other production challenges in a region where food security remains a major concern.

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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-01/bc-sf011816.php