Tag: Policy
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The Inaugural African Union Seed Summit in Eswatini: AU’s Policy Framework for Farmer Managed Seed Systems Launched
by Maya Piotrowska and Bram de Jonge The African Union Farmer Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) Policy Framework was presented and strongly supported by the Ministerial Seed Summit in Eswatini early October. The new framework, which aims to ‘enhance food and nutrition security through the recognition, protection and strengthening of farmer-managed seed systems in Africa’, is […]
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The Farmer Managed Seed Systems Caravan and Policy Discourse
The original article can be found on ESAFF website The SD=HS Program has registered great success in Uganda over the past few years, however, little has been made known to the different stakeholders and platforms in agriculture to justify the role of farmers in maintaining and working in farmer managed seed system which are playing […]
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Farmers’ Variety Registration System Workshop
From March 28th to March 30th, Catholic Relief Services’ S34D in collaboration with Oxfam Novib’s SD=HS hosted a Farmers’ Variety Registration System workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nearly 40 national and international seed experts were present, representing national research institutions, non-governmental organizations, USAID, and the Ethiopian government. S34D was honored to welcome distinguished guests Dr. […]