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Institution/Author: SPERLING, L.
Publisher: CIAT
Year: 2008
Language: English
Price: free
Price Colombia (in pesos): free
Scientific Contact: Louise Sperling
Droughts, floods, locusts, civil war, tsunamis.... When disaster strikes, threatening lives and livelihoods, humanitarian agencies must respond swiftly and decisively. Making sure people have enough to eat is usually at the top of the list of emergency measures. But that task invariably raises the important issue of seed supplies. Will farmers in the stricken area have enough seed to plant during the next growing season? This field manual is a practical assessment tool. It will help emergency relief agencies and their field workers to decide whether a seed-related intervention is warranted in the first place, and if so, to design the best strategy to help farmers. The method is laid out in seven steps. Each includes how-to notes, guiding questions, and action checklists. Besides helping agencies understand and cope with acute stresses on seed systems, the guide also tackles the issue of longer-term stresses and how to take advantage of development opportunities. 64 p. 21 x 29.7 cm.
Keywords: Seed; Emergency relief; Disasters; Case studies; Food aid; Food security; Farming systems; Small farms; Poverty; Markets; Innovation; Africa
ISBN:978-958-694-097-9
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