Within seed sector transformation, an enabling environment supporting the investment in developing, releasing and registering new varieties is crucial. Nigeria has a variety release system in place, however domestic and
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Within seed sector transformation, an enabling environment supporting the investment in new varieties is crucial. Plant breeders rights (PBR) is one of the mechanisms to promote such private and public
Donor and development organizations intervene both directly and indirectly in the seed sector. To ensure the efficacy of their contributions to the transformation of the seed sector, the various development
Sector governance and coordination is critical to the transformation of the seed sector according the vision of the NSRM. The CSP aims to support the establishment and functioning of a
Within a larger structure of seed sector transformation, institutional markets, i.e. where government, donors, NGOs and/or projects procure in a centralized manner seed, and then disseminate freely or under a
Ensuring that domestic and international seed companies have the capacity to effectively promote and market quality seed of improved varieties is of crucial importance in efforts to transform the seed
Public and private extension, agricultural and rural advisory services, play an important role in raising awareness and enhancing the capacity of farmers on the use of quality seed, improved varieties
Seed sector development in Nigeria is hampered by its limited access to and use of seed quality assurance services, as well as their use being limited to a small number
