Author: CIMMYT, 2022
Topics: seed systems; capacity development; gender; youth inclusion
New improved maize varieties may fall short in meeting the needs of women and the poorest of farmers – a concern that remains a focus of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the wider CGIAR.READ MORE
Author: Catholic Relief Services, 2020
Topics: seed systems; regulations; seed policies; integrated development
This paper addresses a gap in current literature regarding the role of law and regulation in linking the informal and formal seed sectors and creating more inclusive and better governed seed systems. Drawing upon insights from literature, global case studies, key expert consultations, and a methodology on the design and implementation of law and regulation, we present a framework that evaluates how regulatory flexibility can be built into seed systems to address farmers’ needs and engage market stakeholders of all sizes. READ MORE
Author: Catholic Relief Services, 2021
Topics: seed systems; resilience; emergency; SSA; integrated development
The Feed the Future Global Supporting Seed Systems for Development activity (S34D) is a five-year Leader with Associates (LWA) award, funded by Feed the Future through the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) and by USAID through the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA).READ MORE
Author: International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), Wafaa El Khoury, Robert Delve, 2018
Topics: farmers seed systems, seed sector development, capacity building
In most smallholder farming systems farmers save seed from the previous harvest to plant in the next season. They select seed from the best plants and then dry, clean and store the seed in a safe place. These traditional seed-saving practices and farmers’ sharing of seed are called the informal seed system, or the farmer/community-based seed system. They also add to their crop diversity with seed they obtain from social networks or purchase in local markets, from agro-dealers or seed companies.
Upon request of the African Union Commission earlier this year, AfricaSeeds is laying out the basis for a conversation towards addressing the issue of READ MORE
Conveyed by the African Union Commission, in partnership with AfricaSeeds, a pool of experts from African countries gathered to deliberate on the progress READ MORE
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On 24 May, 2018, in Ouagadougou, Mr Jacob Ouedraogo, Minister of READ MORE
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