Facilitating farmers’ access to quality seeds of improved varieties is often viewed as a strategy to better the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Unfortunately, the complexity of national seed systems, of including farmers’ seed needs and linking farmers to the other elements of increased productivity has often not been well incorporated into seed development projects or the seed activities of larger projects. This series is attempting to address these concerns. This publication, Lessons Learned, presents some key lessons from the experiences of IFAD and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and other seed-related development projects. These lessons will help the reader of the How To Do Note (HTDN) to have a greater understanding and appreciation of the framework for analysing national seed systems and how to use the HTDN to inform the design and implementation of more effective seed projects.
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