@article{fdi:010065147,
  title = {{F}armer seed networks make a limited contribution to agriculture ? {F}our common misconceptions},
  author = {{C}oomes, {O}.{T}. and {M}c{G}uire, {S}.{J}. and {G}arine, {E}. and {C}aillon, {S}. and {M}c{K}ey, {D}. and {D}emeulenaere, {E}. and {J}arvis, {D}. and {A}istara, {G}. and {B}arnaud, {A}deline and {C}louvel, {P}. and {E}mperaire, {L}aure and {L}ouafi, {S}. and {M}artin, {P}. and {M}assol, {F}. and {P}autasso, {M}. and {V}iolon, {C}. and {W}enc{\'e}lius, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he importance of seed provisioning in food security and nutrition, agricultural development and rural livelihoods, and agrobiodiversity and germplasm conservation is well accepted by policy makers, practitioners and researchers. {T}he role of farmer seed networks is less well understood and yet is central to debates on current issues ranging from seed sovereignty and rights for farmers to {GMO}s and the conservation of crop germplasm. {I}n this paper we identify four common misconceptions regarding the nature and importance of farmer seed networks today. (1) {F}armer seed networks are inefficient for seed dissemination. (2) {F}armer seed networks are closed, conservative systems. (3) {F}armer seed networks provide ready, egalitarian access to seed. (4) {F}armer seed networks are destined to weaken and disappear. {W}e challenge these misconceptions by drawing upon recent research findings and the authors' collective field experience in studying farmer seed systems in {A}frica, {E}urope, {L}atin {A}merica and {O}ceania. {P}riorities for future research are suggested that would advance our understanding of seed networks and better inform agricultural and food policy.},
  keywords = {{SEMENCE} ; {CULTIVAR} ; {CONSERVATION} {DES} {RESSOURCES} {GENETIQUES} ; {ETHNOBOTANIQUE} ; {SECTEUR} {INFORMEL} ; {AGRICULTEUR} ; {SYSTEME} {DE} {REPRESENTATIONS} ; {TIERS} {MONDE} ; {DEVELOPPEMENT} {RURAL} ; {AMELIORATION} {DES} {PLANTES} ; {SELECTION} ; {DIVERSITE} {SPECIFIQUE} ; {AGRODIVERSITE} ; {AFRIQUE} ; {EUROPE} ; {AMERIQUE} {LATINE} ; {OCEANIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}ood {P}olicy},
  volume = {56},
  numero = {},
  pages = {41--50},
  ISSN = {0306-9192},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.07.008},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065147},
}