Efforts to increase smallholder access to improved varieties and quality seed is often central to agricultural development, economic growth and poverty reduction in low-income countries.

In situations with imperfect information, the way that value chain actors perceive each other is an important determinant of the value chain's structure and performance.

This article analyses demand constraints on agricultural growth in seven countries of East and Southern Africa using an applied general equilibrium framework.

"This paper draws together findings from different elements of a research project examining critical components of pro-poor agricultural growth and of policies that can promote such growth in poor rural economies in South Asia and Sub-Saharan