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Unlocking Nigeria’s Agricultural Potential through Variety Release Reforms

Nigeria currently faces several challenges in the agri-food sector, most notably the low productivity of its farmers. Nigerian farmers achieve only about 40% of the yield attained by their global counterparts, indicating a need for improvement. Researchers estimate that addressing 50% of this productivity gap can be achieved by utilizing quality seed of improved and adapted varieties, while the remaining

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Advancing Nigeria’s Potato Seed Sector: Insights from the 1st Quarter National Seed Sector Platform Meeting

Introduction: Nigeria, known as one of West Africa’s prominent seed producers, faces various obstacles that hinder the production and marketing of seeds. These challenges include seed insecurity, pests and diseases, climate change, and inadequate agronomic practices. To address these issues and bridge the gap in quality seed availability, the Collaborative Seed Programme partnered with the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC)

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Exploring Institutional Seed Market and Seed Subsidy Dynamics: Updates from the Inception Workshop

We are delighted to provide an update on the recent Inception Workshop that brought together more than forty stakeholders from various sectors to discuss the dynamics of the institutional seed market and seed subsidies. This highly anticipated event took place on Wednesday, June 21st, 2023, in Abuja. Organized and hosted by Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited, as part of

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Empowering Farmers and Driving Seed Sales through Effective Social Media Campaigns

We are delighted to present the recent updates from the Collaborative Seed Programme’s sales campaign, a collaborative initiative led by the Seed Company Marketing and Promotion Topic in partnership with Boom Seeds Limited. The primary objective of this campaign was to empower farmers and boost the sales of high-quality seeds of improved varieties while also increasing brand awareness and visibility

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Donor Alignment Report

The National Seed Road Map (NSRM) identifies the limited coordination, alignment and accountability that exists among the different donors and development partners to put boundaries to the transformation of the Nigerian seed sector. While it acknowledges the role of the Agriculture Donor Working Group (ADWG) in advising the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), it also recognizes the

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