ArticleOutlook on agriculture2020
Sticking with the old seed: Input value chains and the challenges to deliver genetic gains to smallholder maize farmers.
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- Maize variety traits for different needs: using the means-end chains method to identify preferences and perceived benefits among smallholder farmers in Kenya.Food security · 2026Article
- Farmer decision making for hybrid maize seed purchases: Effects of brand loyalty, price discounts and product information.Agricultural systems · 2024Article
- An Empirical Study of Regulatory Capture in Kenya's Maize Seed Sector.Law and development review · 2024Article
- Seed market dynamics and diffusion of new wheat varieties in Bihar, India: a supply-side perspective.Agricultural and food economics · 2024Article
- Maize varietal replacement in Eastern and Southern Africa: Bottlenecks, drivers and strategies for improvement.Global food security · 2022Review
- Gender inclusivity through maize breeding in Africa: A review of the issues and options for future engagement.Outlook on agriculture · 2021Article
- What agro-input dealers know, sell and say to smallholder farmers about pesticides: a mystery shopping and KAP analysis in Uganda.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Article
- Demand-side challenges to increase sales of new maize hybrids in Kenya.Technology in society · 2021Article
- "Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling: Mind the seed system gaps." A perspective on seed systems research for development in One CGIAR.Outlook on agriculture · 2021Article
- The geography of agricultural input markets in rural Tanzania.Food security · 2021Article
- Exploring the marketing environment for maize seed in Kenya: how competition and consumer preferences shape seed sector development.Journal of crop improvement · 2020Article
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Abstract
The Kenyan maize seed sector exhibits high hybrid adoption rates, a growing number of seed companies, and an extensive agro-dealer network. Nonetheless, maize yields remain low and uptake of new, stress-tolerant varieties has been disappointing. This article investigates interactions in maize seed value chains in Kenya, and decisions made by agro-dealers, farmers, and seed companies, to gain a better understanding of how to encourage the uptake of new, stress-tolerant varieties. Data were collected during the 2019 seed-purchasing season from Kenyan seed companies (
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