This page intentionally left blank African Seed Enterprises Sowing the Seeds of Food Security Edited by Paul Van Mele Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Jeffery W. Bentley Bolivia Robert G. Guéi Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Italy Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) by arrangement with CAB International CABI is a trading name of CAB International CABI Head Offi ce CABI North American Offi ce Nosworthy Way 875 Massachusetts Avenue Wallingford 7th Floor Oxfordshire OX10 8DE Cambridge, MA 02139 UK USA Tel: +44 (0)1491 832111 Tel: +1 617 395 4056 Fax: +44 (0)1491 833508 Fax: +1 617 354 6875 E-mail:
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