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Boosting Nigeria’s potato industry: Key takeaways from the Seed Sector Platform webinar

Posted on 27/02/2024 by cspnigeria

Potatoes are a vital food source in Nigeria, with significant export potential to neighboring countries, playing a crucial role in enhancing food security in the sub-region. However, achieving optimal yields remain a major challenge, hindering progress in Nigeria’s potato value chain. A critical factor affecting productivity is the limited access to quality, disease-free seed potatoes. This issue was the focus

Seed Company Assessment

Posted on 22/02/2024 by cspnigeria

The Collaborative Seed Programme is conducting a seed entrepreneur assessment in Kano and Kaduna State of Nigeria to foster B2B opportunities with Dutch seed companies. As a viable seed company, by participating in this assessment, you will be able to gain valuable insights into your entrepreneurship strengths, identify key growth areas and boost your business through a clear picture of

Seed Connect Africa Conference and Exhibition 2023 inspires seed industry stakeholders to address food insecurity in Africa

Posted on 18/01/2024 by cspnigeria

Since its inception in 2018, Seed Connect Africa has continued to bring together stakeholders in the seed industry to deliberate on challenges facing the sector and identify pathways to navigate the threats. Various stakeholders in the seed sector converged for the 6th edition of Seed Connect Africa. The 2-day conference and exhibition took place on 28th and 29th November 2023

National Seed Platform – Enhancing last mile access to quality seeds: Deploying modern seed promotional and marketing strategies

Posted on 22/11/2023 by cspnigeria

Variety Release Baseline Assessment

Posted on 27/09/2023 by cspnigeria

Nigeria’s crop variety registration and release system features a range of actors across the public and private sectors who coordinate, nominate, and evaluate crop varieties for release. The process ensures that only high-performing and well-adapted varieties enter the seed system and become available for multiplication and distribution to farmers and food producers. It involves three mandatory trials DUS on-station trials,

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