Analysis of Seed Potato Systems in Ethiopia

# The Author(s) 2010. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract This study aimed to analyze the seed potato systems in Ethiopia, identify constraints and prioritize improvement options, combining desk research, rapid appraisal and formal surveys, expert elicitation, field observations and local knowledge. In Ethiopia, informal, alternative and formal seed systems co-exist. The informal system, with low quality seed, is dominant. The formal system is too small to contribute significantly to improve that situation. The informal seed system should prioritize improving seed quality by increasing awareness and skills of farmers, improving seed tuber quality of early gener-ations and market access. The alternative and formal seed systems should prioritize improving the production capacity of quality seed by availing new varieties, designing qualit