Integrated seed sector development in Africa: Adaptation of the approach in national seed programs

Walter Simon de Boef, Marja Helen Thijssen, Gareth Denis Borman, Cecile Kusters, Mirjam Schaap, Abishkar Subedi, Mohammed Hassena, Dandena Gelmesa, Nugus Kassa, Tadesse Teshome, Dawit Tsegaye Sisay, Abdo Woyema, Astrid Mastenbroek, Geoffrey Otim, Patrick Oyee, Christine Menya, Chinedu Agbara, Ibidun Adetiloye, Stephen Adigun, Bankole Osho-Lagunju and Folarin Okelola

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 228, issue C

Abstract: Following the 2007/2008 food crisis, agriculture and food security re-emerged on the global development agenda. The seed sector became a priority for its potential in raising crop productivity and adapting crops to climate change. Since then, Wageningen University & Research, in collaboration with partners, has been implementing national seed programs in Ethiopia, Uganda and Nigeria, guided by ‘integrated seed sector development’ (ISSD) that recognizes and supports multiple seed systems through which farmers obtain their seed.

Keywords: Food security; Crop productivity; Pluralism; Guiding principles; Seed sector transformation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104368

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