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HaSSP. FANRPAN PARTNERS MEETING. Dr. Bellah Mpofu 31 May 2012 Pretoria www.fanrpan.org. No food Security without Seed Security. Only 4 % of African smallholder farmers use improved seed. G lobal seed market is worth $47 billion. Africa’s share of the global market amounts to 3%.

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HaSSP

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  1. HaSSP FANRPAN PARTNERS MEETING Dr. Bellah Mpofu 31 May 2012 Pretoria www.fanrpan.org

  2. No food Security without Seed Security • Only 4 % of African smallholder farmers use improved seed. • Global seed market is worth $47 billion. • Africa’s share of the global market amounts to 3%.

  3. CHALLENGE : Availability • Swaziland does not produce its own seed. • Most of its seed is imported from South Africa. • Hybrid seed is preferred by seed companies anie to market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year. Seed companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year. Seed companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year. eed companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year. Seed companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year.

  4. Farm saved (orphan crops) pearl millet sorghum groundnuts cowpea finger-millet

  5. Challenge: Access • Distance from market Bean seed crop produced by a small holder farmer in Zaka, Zimbabwe

  6. Can Farmers Afford the Seed? Small farm holdings and use of hand hoes Farmers queue for subsidized inputs in Malawi

  7. Challenge: Seed Quality Fake Seed: • Unscrupulous traders buy grain, • Colour the grain red or green, • Package it in new seed bags, • And sell the seed to unsuspecting farmers. • This fake seed may not germinate at all.

  8. HaSSP pilot and prospective countries

  9. HaSSP Outputs & Outcomes • Domestication and implementation of the SADC Harmonised Seed Regulatory System • Enhanced availability of varieties, more private companies investing in the seed sector; resulting in improved access to seed by farmers. • Better seed quality- improved facilities and skills. • Reduced seed importation costs as re- testing of imported seed will not be necessary. • A common seed certification scheme, will allow more efficient movement of seed in the region

  10. Key National Institutions Implementing HaSSP

  11. HaSSP Regional Partners FANRPAN engaged with: • COMESA through the FANRPAN Board of Governors and sharing knowledge with COMRAP • SADCthrough CCARDESA in Botswana and the SADC Seed Centrein Zambia • FANRPAN is working closely with the SADC Seed Centre which is responsible for setting up the regional variety system as well as the SADC Common Catalogue.

  12. Variety Release The readiness of pilot countries to release varieties regionally has been enhanced by the training of: • regulatory authorities, • variety release committees and • breeders, • in Distinctness Uniformity and Stability (DUS) and • Value for Cultivation and Use testing, - which are the requirements for regional variety release under the SADC protocol.

  13. Alignment to global trends 2 Flint-like 3 intermediate 4 Dent-like 5 dent 1 flint CHARACTERISTIC 36 IN UPOV MAIZE TEST GUIDELINES 2009: Ear; type of grain QL

  14. Strengthening Seed Certification • All four national seed testing laboratories were audited • 15 Seed analysts were trained in seed testing techniques • 4 Vehicles were procured for seed inspection • Seed testing equipment has been secured in partnership with COMESA-EU COMRAP in all 4 countries

  15. National & Regional Training Workshops

  16. Seed Analyst Training

  17. Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) • PCE studies were conducted in the pilot countries. • Training of Plant Health Inspectors on conducting pest risk analysis (PRA) and is planned for this year

  18. Alignment of National Legislation • HaSSP is providing technical support to key national stakeholders to align national seed policies to the SADC protocol. • Task teams constituted by national partners have been commissioned to draft or amend legislation (as required). • Legislative drafts for seed variety release, seed certification and quality control; quarantine and phytosanitary measures from the 4 countries are expected to be submitted by 30 September 2012.

  19. HaSSP Implementation Update

  20. HaSSP Implementation Update

  21. Zambian Smallholder Seed Growers

  22. Lessons Learnt • Policy reform processes are different in each country hence assistance from legal officers is required • Weak node capacity • Seed stakeholders who are mainly scientists / technologists require training in policy processes

  23. Scaling Up of the Project • Mozambique and Tanzania will participate in the project with effect from 2012. Thank You

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