 A comparative study of the legal and regulatory dimension of seed sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa using regulatory systems maps: The case of Ethiopia, Rwanda, and UgandaKatrin Kuhlmann, Adron Naggayi Nalinya, Tara Francis and David Spielman Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 228, issue C Abstract: Harmonization of Africa's rules and regulations for seed sector development began several decades ago through efforts of its regional economic communities. This process of regional alignment has, to a degree, incorporated a more pluralistic approach that considers and acknowledges that multiple seed systems make up the seed sector and that national legal systems may contain different innovations and flexibilities. With deeper continental integration foreseen under the African Continental Free Trade Area, the focus on regional alignment of agricultural rules in Africa has increased. While this presents an opportunity for policy and regulatory change in support of seed sector development, deeper study is warranted of how regional and national policy and regulatory systems align and where differences could advance greater equity in seed systems. Keywords: Seed regulation; Regional harmonization; Regulatory mapping; Comparative law; Food security (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:agisys:v:228:y:2025:i:c:s0308521x25000915 DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104351 Access Statistics for this article Agricultural Systems is currently edited by J.W. Hansen, P.K. Thornton and P.B.M. Berentsen More articles in Agricultural Systems from Elsevier |
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