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Published online 14 May 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.826
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International seed aid "in need of rethink"
Experts claim that mass handouts of seeds are not helping poor farmers.
Agriculture and development experts have called for alternatives to the widespread practice of 'seed aid' — the seeds handed out to crisis-stricken African farmers — which they say has not met the needs of local communities.
The call came at an international meeting, held today in Oslo, Norway, and follows the release of a related report on 1 May by international development experts1.
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