Gender Dynamics In Non-Hybrid Seed Systems Of Uganda And Ethiopia

This is a collaborative social science in seed systems research project that is led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and implemented in two countries in East Africa. It is implemented in partnership with the Centre for Behaviour Change and Communication (CBCC), National Semi Arids’ Resources Research Institute (NaSSARI) and Makerere University. The main objective of the project is to understand the high utilization of ‘home saved seeds’ by rural farmers although agricultural research and development organizations in the countries have been releasing improved varieties as well as developing seed delivery systems that would allow farmers to have access to seeds of improved and new varieties. CBCC is responsible for the SBC component.