private sector
Authors: Bastiaan Huesken & Ngama Munduku, ÉLAN RDC, 2021
Key words: private sector, international development, DRC
Private seed companies and ÉLAN RDC have demonstrated that the commercial sale of seeds to smallholder farmers is viable.READ MORE
Author: CIMMYT, 2022
Topics: private sector; marketing; seed deliver
Contributions reflect the breadth of perspectives and expertise within CGIAR and beyond, calling for more demand-oriented variety development and seed delivery.
Author: Access to Seeds Index Initiative
Topics: seed enterprises, performance, seed sector, private sector
Part of the World Benchmarking Alliance, the Seed Access Index assesses and compares seed companies on their efforts to improve access to quality seeds of improved varieties for smallholder farmers. The index primarily seeks to identify leadership and good practice, providing a database for discussion on where and how the seed industry can step up its efforts.
