On Monday, February 23, 2015, Okidi, Joseph (FAOKE) <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear All, > > > > As part of an ECHO funded project FAO has produced a discussion paper entitled “Household Seed Security Concepts and Indicators”. This 9 page paper introduces an expanded and revised Seed Security Conceptual Framework (SSCF) together with a set of suggested indicators to measure changes in seed security parameters. In the revised SSCF, there are five pillars of household seed security: > > · seed availability; > > · seed access; > > · varietal preference and suitability; > > · seed quality; > > · resilience of the seed system. > > > > The paper lays out the conceptual groundwork for development of enhanced Seed Security Assessment (SSA) training materials, data collection tools and analysis. It is one of a family of SSA related products currently being finalised by the FAO SSA development team.” > > > > Please feel free to ask, comment or suggest improvement to the concept and indications. The technical team accept constructive criticism as well. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Joseph > > ________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the CoP-SeedSecurity-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=CoP-SeedSecurity-L&A=1
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