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Abstract
Production and productivity of potato in Ethiopia are very low because of poor quality seed tubers and unavailability of seed tubers of improved varieties. These poor quality seed tubers and unavailability of seed tubers of improved varieties are caused by economic and agronomic factors. This thesis deals with economic and agronomic aspects that affect quality and availability of seed potatoes in Ethiopia. It encompasses analysis of strengths and weaknesses of seed potato systems currently operating in Ethiopia, elicitation of farmers’ opinions on management attributes that they believed to affect yield and quality of potato, cost-effective seed potato production plans for farmers in Ethiopia, and analysis of performance of existing and potential seed potato supply chains. The results of this thesis indicate that seed quality and availability can be improved by improving economic and agronomic aspects of the seed systems in general and seed supply chains in particular.
| Original language | English |
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| Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
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| Award date | 12 Jun 2013 |
| Place of Publication | S.l. |
| Print ISBNs | 9789461735430 |
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| Publication status | Published - 12 Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- seed potatoes
- seed quality
- improvement
- food chains
- supply chain management
- farmers' attitudes
- food security
- production
- solanum tuberosum
- potatoes
- economic analysis
- performance
- ethiopia
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An integrated economic and agronomic analysis of seed potato supply chains in Ethiopia
Tufa, A. (PhD candidate), Oude Lansink, A. (Promotor), Struik, P. (Promotor), Lommen, W. (Co-promotor) & Meuwissen, M. (Co-promotor)
1/10/08 → 12/06/13
Project: PhD