Towards a holistic framework: Exploring the relationship between seed security and food security dynamics among smallholder farmers in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe

Bulisani Lloyd Ncube, Rachel Paula Wynberg and Shawn Joseph McGuire

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 230, issue C

Abstract: Agriculture is the primary livelihood for households in rural Southern Africa, with crop production a crucial source of food and income. Although government and development partners provide seed and crop inputs to enhance crop production and food security, the causal link between seed security and food security is not always evident.

Keywords: Seed systems; Seed security; Food security; Crops; Conceptual framework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104492

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