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| Article Title | A Review of Policy Constraints and Opportunities for the Sustainable Delivery of Quality Fruit Tree Germplasm in Vietnam | | Author | Hoang Thi Lua, James M Roshetko, Delia Catacutan and Le Duc Thinh | | Year | 2015 | | Journal Title | International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research | | Institution | International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research (IJAIR) | | Volume | 4 | | Issue | 3 | | Pages | 2319-1473 | | Call Number | JA0647-16 | | Keywords | Germplasm Policy, Germplasm Pathways, Seedling Production and Supply System, Fruit Tree Germplasm |
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| Seedlings of high genetic and physical quality
are crucial for effective and sustainable crop production by
smallholders in Vietnam. Unfortunately, farmers have little
access to quality fruit germplasm and often buy poor quality
seedlings. This paper is a review of the current fruit-tree
germplasm pathways, germplasm policies, and the
opportunities and constraints of those policies. It also
provides recommendations to strengthen the management of
germplasm. In Vietnam, seed and seedling supply is managed
through an insufficient centralized State system, especially at
district and commune level. This leads to a situation where
fruit-tree seedlings of poor and unknown origin are produced
and distributed in many places. Lack of resources, low
capacity, and weak law enforcement present major barriers.
Fruit-tree germplasm is produced and distributed by formal
(FS) and informal (IFS) production and supply systems. The
FS, including state-owned institutions and registered private
entities, supplies between 10% and 15% of seedlings. The
balance, majority of seedlings, is provided through IFS
smallholder seedling producers and businesses. A large
percentage of these smallholder producers are unable to
comply with the requirements necessary for a seedling
business and measures designed to strengthen the farmerproducers
are limited. Germplasm policies focus mainly on
the development of new plant varieties, while quality control
of seed and seedlings is neglected. Improvement of the
current regulations and implementation at local level, as well
as stricter and decentralized seedling management combined
with appropriate measures to strengthen the role of
smallholder seedling producers are key to sustainable
delivery of quality fruit-tree germplasm |
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