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1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 The Potential of Improved Seed and the Importance of the Seed Industry 2 1.2 The Local Seed Industry 3 1.3 Objectives of the Study 3 1.4 The Study Area 5 2.0 Methodology 5 2.1 Sampling Method 5 2.2 Analytical Model 8 3.0 Seed Supply 8 3.1 Seed Industry Structure 13 3.2 Mechanisms of Maize Seed Development and Supply 16 3.3 Policies and Institutions 18 4.0 Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics 20 5.0 Maize Cultivars Grown and Farmers' Seed Sources 20 5.1 Cultivars Grown 20 5.2 Seed Sources, Prices, and Rates 23 5.3 Farmers' Sources of Information on Improved Maize Seed 24 6.0 Maize Production Practices 24 6.1 Increased Use of Improved Maize Seed 25 6.2 Fertilizer and Pesticides 25 6.3 Farmers' Access to Information for Maize Production 26 7.0 Farmers' Management of Cultivars and Seed 26 7.1 Varietal Replacement 27 7.2 Farmers' Maize Seed Management 28 7.3 Quality of Seed and Strategies for Improving Quality 29 8.0 Tobit Analysis of Land Allocation to Improved Maize 31 9.0 Conclusions and Implications 32 ReferencesLibrary of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Corn Seeds Ethiopia Region 4, Corn Ethiopia Region 4 Technological innovations, Seed technology Ethiopia Region 4