TY - BOOK TI - Small-scale seed enterprise : : start-up and management : guidelines & business skills for seed producers in Afghanistan / AV - QK352. S635 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Kabul, Afghanistan ; , Rome Italy : PB - Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock & Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, KW - Plants – Afghanistan KW - Plant ecology – Afghanistan KW - Food security – Afghanistan KW - Seed distribution – Afghanistan. KW - Agriculture survey – Afghanistan KW - Crop improvement – Afghanistan. KW - Seed supply – Afghanistan. KW - Seed crops – Afghanistan. N1 - “GCP/AFG/045/EC Field Document”—cover page. “Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and livestock and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Kabul, Afghanistan”—cover page ; Contents: Foreword—Acknowledgements—Introduction—1. What is a seed business?—2. Getting ready to start—3. Understanding costs and benefits in seed production—4. Making your business plan—5. Planning your seed production—6. Cleaning, treating, packaging and storing your seed—7. Testing the quality of your seed—8. Promoting and selling your seed—9. Managing your seed enterprises—10. Looking into the future—Summary—Glossary ER -