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Week 101 – Research report: Inventory of novel approaches to seed quality assurance mechanisms for vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs) in seven African countries
Authors: Sulle, E.; Pointer, R.; Kumar, L.; McEwan, M. 2022 Keywords: quality assurance; vegetative propagated material; innovation This paper provides an inventory of novel approaches to and mechanisms for quality assurance of the seeds of vegetatively produced crops (VPCs). It explores to what extent seven African countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) […]
Week 100 – Research report: Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa
Authors: Vernooy, R.; Adokorach, J.; Kimani, D.; Marwa, A.; Mayoyo, A.; Nyadanu, D., 2023 Keywords: enabling environment, legislation, farmer-managed seed systems The main finding of this review report of seed (related) policies and laws in 14 African countries is that, although in most countries there is some form of acknowledgment that farmer-managed seed systems exist, […]
Week 99 – Research paper: Seed Coating of Maize with Trichoderma harzianuma Improves Emergence and Plant Growth in Burkina Faso
Authors: Dabiré Tobdem Gaston, Sanou Amadou, Bonzi Schemaéza, Somda Irénée, 2023 Keywords: seeds; maize; fungi “Many species of molds infect maize grains produced in Burkina Faso. The presence of these fungi on the grains leads to damping off, retardation of plant growth and the production of mycotoxins such as aflatoxins, the consumption of which is […]
Week 98 – Manual: Catalogue of Plant Varieties ECOWAS-UEMOA-CILSS – FAO
Authors: ECOWAS-UEMOA-CILSS – FAO Keywords: regional development; references; seeds; Plant Varieties The ECOWAS-UEMOA-CILSS Regional Catalogue of Plant Species and Varieties is a major instrument of the harmonized seed regulation. It is expected to be updated annually and edited every two years. The regional catalogue is updated using information from the revised national catalogues of the […]
Week 97 – Guidelines: Guiding sector transformation: the case of integrated seed sector development in Ethiopia
Authors: Gareth Borman, Mohammed Hassena, Karèn Verhoosel and Jan Willem Molenaar Keywords: integrated development; guidance; quality seeds Embrace systemic change, manage not only adaptively but inclusively, and invest in social capital. These are the lessons learned in guiding sector transformation through the programme Integrated Seed Sector Development in Ethiopia (ISSD Ethiopia) over the past decade. […]
Week 96 – Guidelines: Africa’s “Seed” Revolution and Value Chain Constraints to Early Generation Seeds Commercialization and Adoption in Ghana
Authors: Philip Tetteh Quarshie, Abdul-Rahim Abdulai and Evan D. G. Fraser Keywords: guidance; quality seeds; early generation seeds; Ghana The study aims to deepen understanding of how Early Generation Seeds value chain constraints impede commercialization and adoption of High Yielding Varieties (HYV) or improved Maize seeds by smallholders in Ghana within the broader strategies of […]
Week 95 – Guidelines: Early Generation Seeds Investment Plan Guide
Authors: USAID, AfricaLead, 2016 Keywords: guidance; quality seeds; early generation seeds This EGS Investment Plan Guide document was developed as a resource to provide practical assistance to in-country stakeholders who want to present a case, and provide specific language and budget proposals, for greater government funding of those EGS functions that are likely to be […]
Week 94 – Guidelines: Business models for early generation seed production and marketing
Authors: Hellen Opie, Essegbemon Akpo, Haile Desmae, Patrick Okori, Jane Ininda, Chris O. Ojiewo, 2022 Keywords: integrated development; guidance; quality seeds; early generation seeds Sustainable access to early generation seed (EGS) is important for efficient supply of quality certified, standard and/or quality declared seed of improved high-performing crop varieties. Some studies have been conducted from […]
Week 93 – Guidelines: Guide for designing a national seed road map
Authors: De Boef, W.S. & M.H. Thijssen; 2023 Keywords: sustainable development; guidance; seed production This guide brings together and structures diverse methods and tools for implementing a seed sector assessment (SSA) and designing a national seed road map (NSRM). A seed sector assessment (SSA) provides the answer to the primary seed sector performance question: Where […]
Week 92 – Guidelines: Promoting sustainable development of the seed sector
Authors: CDI Wageningen, KIT, IFDC; 2015 Keywords: sustainable development; resilience; seed production The CATALIST 2 project referred to in this publication “aimed to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and promote regional trade in Burundi, North and South Kivu in the DRC and Rwanda. Strengthening the availability and use of quality seeds is therefore an […]
