Seed Planning and Policy for Agricultural Production

Seed supply is the vital first step in ensuring that world food resources and industrial crops are maintained and developed. Scientific research on seed production and plant breeding receives wide coverage and large expenditure, but relatively little consideration is given to the way that seeds are distributed and traded, and how growers can be educated in the use of new varieties to improve their production. The author of this study addresses these basic questions and considers the way in which effective and economic seed supply systems can be set up and operated.