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Integrated seed sector development Identifying the sectors and opportunities for interventions

Integrated seed sector development Identifying the sectors and opportunities for interventions. Formal seed system. Public seed sector: Development oriented seed production: produce quality seed for food security and rural development Production based on national targets

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Integrated seed sector development Identifying the sectors and opportunities for interventions

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  1. Integrated seed sector development Identifying the sectors and opportunities for interventions

  2. Formal seed system • Public seed sector: • Development oriented seed production: produce quality seed for food security and rural development • Production based on national targets • High volume, low value crops; major food crops • Private seed sector: • Commercial oriented seed production: produce quality seed for profit • Production based on sales figures and predictions • Low volume, high value crops; cash crops, hybrid seeds

  3. Farmers seed systems • 90% of seed in developing countries provided through the farmers seed system • Diverse agro-ecology, many varieties • Small quantities, relevant quality • Place & time of delivery, access, less costs • Farmers own seed, local seed exchange • Community-based seed production • Local Seed Business

  4. Integrate farmers’ and formal seed systems genetic resources breeding Participatory plant breeding Community biodiversity management PVS & farmer representation seed selection release diffusion production Agro-dealer networks Local seed business marketing multiplication

  5. ISSD principles • Integration of informal – formal system • Presence of private and public sector • Relevance of informal sector (farmer saved) • Economic development and food security • Structure of the value chain • Focus: professionalization and market orientation • Integration: acknowledge formal and informal systems, and public and private sectors

  6. How to define a sector? • Define chains • Crops, varieties and type of seed quality • Role of public and private sector • Dissemination and marketing system

  7. How to define a sector?

  8. Example: Seed sectors in Ethiopia

  9. Example: Seed sectors in South Sudan

  10. Example: Seed sectors in Mali

  11. Assignment (1) Choose one country Define the subsectors within the country

  12. Assignment (2) • Define for each subsector: • Type of crops • Major crops • Type of varieties • Type of seed • Seed dissemination & marketing

  13. Assignment (3) Estimate the contribution of the subsectors (%) to the total amount of seed available within the national system

  14. Assignment (3) What are the main bottlenecks in the different subsectors?

  15. Assignment (4) What is for each subsector a strategy to overcome one major bottleneck? Which stakeholder is responsible? Prepare a poster for presentation and discussion in a plenary session

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