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Nigerian Seed Entrepreneurs Assessment Report

Posted on 05/11/2024 by cspnigeria

Enhancing the availability and utilization of quality seeds in Nigeria is a critical question that we aimed to address through an assessment of 23 Nigerian seed entrepreneurs. Our objectives included raising awareness of seed entrepreneurs’ operational capacities, informing stakeholders on areas for improvement, and promoting collaborations between these entrepreneurs and international seed companies (B2B). The assessment identified both strengths and

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,

Donor Alignment Report

Posted on 08/08/2023 by cspnigeria

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