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Public information instead of vertical integration : exploring "recommended variety lists" in the Swiss maize seed market

Mann, Stefan; Benincore, Mauricio; Hiltbrunner, Jürg - 2026

Institutional economists have suggested vertical integration as a solution in cases of high asset specificity, frequency, and uncertainty. Although asset specificity and uncertainty are major issues in the seed market, vertical integration is not an option because farmers and breeders work by...

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Creating market linkage and demand for new climate resilient rice varieties through innovative agriculture extension method

Nayak, Swati; Dwivedi, Ritesh; Dar, Manzoor - 2024

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Sowing Seeds of Mobility : The Uneven Impact of Land Reform

Chen, Ting - 2026

We study the uneven impacts of reducing mobility barriers arising from land market frictions by leveraging two major land reforms that strengthened land rental rights in China. We construct a novel county-level reform index by tracing the reforms’ spatial and temporal rollout. Combining this...

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Household seed insecurity and coping strategies in war affected areas of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Welderufael, Shushay; Gidey, Tesfay; Gebreslassie, Hagos; … - 2026

Seed insecurity remains one of the most pressing challenges facing smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in conflict-affected regions such as Ethiopia. This study investigates the extent of seed insecurity and the coping strategies employed by smallholder farmers in...

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42. Seed phrase

Lang, Philipp - 2026

A seed phrase is a list of words used to generate a secret key. Typically consisting of 12 or 24 words, it is also known as a mnemonic phrase that allows users to recover their wallets in case the secret key is lost. From the secret key generated by the seed, subsequent secret keys are derived,...

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Economic, cultural and taste-based constraints to the scaling of climate-resilient biofortified maize among diverse smallholder populations in Guatemala

Macours, Karen; Mallia, Paola; Rudder, Jessica - 2025

To address the combined challenges of hidden hunger and climate vulnerability, crop breeding efforts over the last decades have focused on releasing crop varieties with resilient traits and higher nutrient content. Ensuring that those newly released varieties reach the types of farmers most...

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Causal inference with predicted outcomes : correcting prediction error bias in satellite-based impact evaluation

Pelletier, Johanne; Korb, Mira; Alemu, Solomon; Yonis, … - 2026

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Seeds of Change

Mekonnen, Dawit; Abate, Gashaw T.; Benfica, Rui; Place, … - 2025

Several factors contribute to the limited use of improved seed varieties in Ethiopia. Among those, on the supply side, is the restricted availability of seeds in the volume, quality, and timeliness required by farmers, partly due to inadequate public and private investment in the sector....

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Optimizing maize seed assistance programs for enhanced productivity in Indonesia

Alta, Aditya; Fauzi, Azizah Nazzala; Lestari, Binar Asri; … - 2025

Maize is important for the economy as its output is widely used as raw material and intermediate goods by downstream sectors such as feed (62.72%) and processed flour (11.40%). Additionally, maize is the agricultural sector with the third-highest value-added, after rice and palm oil. Compared to...

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Triple Helix approach to innovation in Rwanda's agriculture resulted in a partnership between educational institutions and a private firm producing clean seed potatoes

Dijk, Meine Pieter van - 2025

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Farmer versus breeder rights: sharing the benefits from crop varietal improvement

Chai, Yuan; Pardey, Philip G.; Gray, Richard S.; Maros, … - 2025

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Production and consumption traits and the adoption of improved maize varieties : evidence from seed sample packs and cooking demonstrations

Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Nabwire, Leocardia; Kramer, Berber; … - 2025

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Certification of different mass fractions of DP202216 in maize seed powder : ERM®-BF444c, ERM®-BF444d and ERM®-BF444e

2025

In the field of developmental neurotoxicity and endocrine disruption, there is a need for in vitro methods that are suitable for regulatory use and can measure specific changes in the human brain. In the search for a suitable, commercially available cell model, EURL ECVAM requested a contractor...

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Certification of different mass fractions of DP202216 in maize seed powder : ERM®-BF444c, ERM®-BF444d and ERM®-BF444e

2024

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Certification of the GMO NK603 mass fraction in maize seed powder : ERM-BF415g

2025

ERM®-BF415g is a matrix reference material produced within the scope of ISO 17034 accreditation [1]. It is certified for the mass fraction of the genetically modified (GM) maize event NK603 (unique identifier MON-ØØ6Ø3-6). NK603 maize seeds were milled, sieved and dried to obtain pure GM...

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An adaptive clustering framework for personality prediction using enhanced seed optimization

Hartono; Zuhanda, Muhammad Khahfi; Syah, Rahmad; Fauzi, … - 2025

Personality prediction has become an increasingly important area in psychological computing and human-centered AI, especially with the rise of user-generated textual data from social media platforms. However, current approaches - primarily based on supervised learning - face major challenges in...

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Mapping the design and implementation of seed sector regulation : the case of Rwanda

Kuhlmann, Katrin; Nalinya, Adron Naggayi; Spielman, David J. - 2025

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Estimating the direct and indirect effects of improved seed adoption on yields : evidence from DNA-fingerprinting, crop cuts, and self-reporting in Ethiopia

Jovanovic, Nina; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob - 2025

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Estimating the Direct and Indirect Effects of Improved Seed Adoption on Yields : Evidence from DNA-Fingerprinting, Crop Cuts, And Self-Reporting in Ethiopia

Jovanovic, Nina; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob - 2023

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Seeds of Change : The Effects of the Introduction of Bt Cotton in India

Gwee, Yi Jie - 2025

Although many studies have examined the factors affecting structural transformation, the role of relative factor endowments has not been extensively explored. This paper examines the effects of the introduction of Bt cotton in India and finds substantial increases in cotton output and the land...

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Organizational culture aspects and performance of seed potato farming projects

Uwimbabazi, Beneconcille; Amolo, Amolo Elvis Juma - 2025

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Traditional versus improved varieties of seed : is there a trade-off between productivity and risk?

Bezabih, Mintewab; Tarp, Finn; Teklewold, Hailemariam; … - 2025

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Games with information constraints : seeds and spillovers

Galperti, Simone; Perego, Jacopo - 2025

We study equilibrium behavior in incomplete‐information games under two information constraints: seeds and spillovers. The former restricts which agents can initially receive information. The latter specifies how this information spills over to other agents. Our main result characterizes the...

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Contribution of community seed banks to farmer seed systems and food security in Northern and Central Malawi

Tione, Grace; Westengen, Ola Tveitereid; Holden, Stein Terje - 2025

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Impact of production- and consumption-oriented interventions on crop varietal adoption : cluster-randomized controlled trial evidence from northern Nigeria

Ragasa, Catherine; Oyinbo, Oyakhilomen; Ma, Ning - 2025

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Power, knowledge and technology in a finite world

Cirillo, Valeria; Durand, Cédric; Guarascio, Dario; … - 2025

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From commons to commodities : seed regimes consolidation and implications to sustainability transitions

Cremaschi, Almendra; Marin, Anabel - 2025

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Effects of crop insurance on farm input use : evidence from Kansas farm data

Regmi, Madhav; Briggeman, Brian C.; Featherstone, Allen M. - 2022

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Sustainable production and food security : an overview through climate smart agricultural interventions

2025

"The book has been designed to provide handy reference material on climate change and climate smart agriculture. By categorizing according to the themes and local agricultural scenarios, specific issues pertaining to the climate change problems are extensively discussed and relevant solutions...

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The economic value of pollination services for seed production : a blind spot deserving attention

Feuerbacher, Arndt; Herbold, Theresa; Krumbe, Falk - 2024

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Assessing the impact of seed accelerators in start-ups from emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems

Yague-Perales, Rosa M.; March-Chorda, Isidre; … - 2024

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Effect of education on adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds in Burkina Faso

Bationo, Lwungili Justin; Combary, Omer S.; Daouda, … - 2025

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Are vegetable seed oils fueling the obesity epidemic?

Ransom, Tyler - 2024

I argue that increased consumption of vegetable seed oils high in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats has driven obesity in the United States, a link overlooked in the economics literature. Obesity rates have closely tracked the level of seed oils in the food supply since 1960, while diverging from...

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Effectiveness of certified maize and rice seeds supply outlets in Northern region : what influences smallholder farmers' decision?

Natogmah, Azizu; Damba, Osman Tahidu; Mabe, Franklin Nantui - 2025

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Low-quality seeds, labor supply, and economic returns : experimental evidence from Tanzania

Bulte, Erwin H.; Falco, Savatore di; Kassie, Menale; … - 2025

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Do fertilizer and seed subsidies strengthen farmers' market participation? : evidence from Tanzania's subsidy program

Fujimoto, Takefumi; Suzuki, Aya - 2024

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The seeds of misallocation : fertilizer use and maize varietal misidentification in Ethiopia

Bohr, Nils; Deisemann, Tim; Gollin, Douglas; Kosmowski, … - 2024

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The seeds of misallocation : fertilizer use and maize varietal misidentification in Ethiopia

Bohr, Nils; Deisemann, Tim; Gollin, Douglas; Kosmowski, … - 2024

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Seeding the seeds : role of social structure in agricultural technology diffusion

De Janvry, Alain; Rao, Manaswini; Sadoulet, Elisabeth - 2025

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Can random friends seed more buzz and adoption? : leveraging the friendship paradox

Kumar, Vineet; Sudhir, K. - 2025

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Estimating seed demand in the presence of market frictions : evidence from an auction experiment in Nigeria

Wossen, Tesfamicheal Assfaw; Spielman, David J.; Alene, … - 2024

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Transformative foresight for diverse futures : the Seeds of Good Anthropocenes Initiative

Preiser, Rika; Hichert, Tanja; Biggs, Reinette; Van … - 2024

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Influence maximization independent of seed set size

Lakshmanan, K. - 2025

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Planting digital seeds : Treedom's technological approach to sustainable development

Canonico, Paolo; De Nito, Ernesto; Caccialanza, Andrea; … - 2025

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Does subsidizing seed help farmers? : Nepal's rice seed subsidies

Gautam, Shriniwas; Rahut, Dil Bahadur; Brown Guzman, Danice - 2024

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L'economie institutionnelle de l'innovation varietale du sorgho et du mil au Burkina Faso

Zongo, Winne Coury Alex-Fabrice; Temple, Ludovic; … - 2025

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Analysis of agricultural technology adoption : the use of improved maize seeds and its determinants in Ethiopia, evidence from Eastern

Abate, Tadesse Wudu - 2024

Agriculture is the major source of income and employment creation for majority of least developed countries. Ethiopia as one of least developed countries of sub Saharan Africa, majority of its citizen's livelihood is predominantly dependent on agricultural products, more specifcally on the...

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Certification of different mass fractions of DP202216 in maize seed powder : ERM®-BF444a and ERM®-BF444b

2024

ERM®-BF444a and ERM®-BF444b are matrix materials certified for the mass fraction of DP202216 maize (unique identifier DP-2Ø2216-6), produced within the scope of accreditation to ISO 17034:2016 [1]. Genetically modified (GM) maize seeds of the DP202216 event and seeds from a non-GM maize...

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Agricultural input markets in Sub-Saharan Africa : theory and evidence from the (underappreciated) supply side

Dillon, Andrew; Lybbert, Travis J.; Michelson, Hope; … - 2025

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Community Plant Variety Right (CPVR)

2024

A CPVR is an IP right that grants an exclusive right in relation to a plant variety, provided that the latter complies with the legal requirements for protection provided by Council Regulation 2100/1994 (the "Basic Regulation") and the Regulation (EU) 2021/1873 of the European Parliament and of...

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Chapter 1. Rural Entrepreneurship: Harvesting Ideas and Sowing New Seeds

Bosworth, Gary; Chapman, Polly; Newbery, Robert; … - 2025

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Seed market dynamics and diffusion of new wheat varieties in Bihar, India : a supply-side perspective

Kala-Satheesh, Hari Krishnan; Kuriyedath, Drisya; … - 2024

An examination of the dynamics of seed markets in Bihar, India, reveals a paradox-despite an influx of wheat varieties bred by public and private sectors and the proliferation of seed market networks in rural villages, older wheat varieties remain prevalent-necessitating a thorough investigation...

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The economics of cowpea seed contracting in Ghana

Martey, Edward; Etwire, Prince M.; Owusu, Emmanuel Y.; … - 2025

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