Field activities were undertaken in Lower Guinea from June to December 2007 and
from June to December 2008. Lower Guinea was chosen for primary data collection
because: (i) stakeholders of the rice seed sector and their head offices are based in
Lower Guinea, which includes Conakry, the capital; (ii) seed projects using CBSS
(community-based seed system) and PVS (participatory varietal selection) approaches
began in Lower Guinea in the late 1990s, with successful project components being