HaSSP Dr. Bellah Mpofu 31 May 2012 Pretoria www.fanrpan.org
FANRPAN PARTNERS MEETING 1
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No food Security without Seed Security Only 4 % of African
smallholder farmers use improved seed. Global seed market is worth
$47 billion. Africas share of the global market amounts to 3%.
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CHALLENGE : Availability Swaziland does not produce its own
seed. Most of its seed is imported from South Africa. Hybrid seed
is preferred by seed companies anie to market hybrid maize seed
because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year. Seed
companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed because ideally
farmers must buy this seed every year. Seed companies prefer to
market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed
every year. eed companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed
because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year. Seed
companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed because ideally
farmers must buy this seed every year.
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Farm saved (orphan crops) groundnuts finger-millet sorghum
pearl millet cowpea
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Challenge: Access Distance from market Bean seed crop produced
by a small holder farmer in Zaka, Zimbabwe
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Can Farmers Afford the Seed? Farmers queue for subsidized
inputs in MalawiSmall farm holdings and use of hand hoes
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Challenge: Seed Quality Fake Seed: Unscrupulous traders buy
grain, Colour the grain red or green, Package it in new seed bags,
And sell the seed to unsuspecting farmers. This fake seed may not
germinate at all.
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HaSSP pilot and prospective countries 8
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HaSSP Outputs & Outcomes 1. Domestication and
implementation of the SADC Harmonised Seed Regulatory System 2.
Enhanced availability of varieties, more private companies
investing in the seed sector; resulting in improved access to seed
by farmers. 3. Better seed quality- improved facilities and skills.
4. Reduced seed importation costs as re- testing of imported seed
will not be necessary. 5. A common seed certification scheme, will
allow more efficient movement of seed in the region 9
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Key National Institutions Implementing HaSSP HaSSP Objective
MalawiSwazilandZambiaZimbabweRegional 1 & 3Seed Services Unit
Seed Quality and Control Services Seed Certification and Control
Institute Seed ServicesSADC, SPEAR, CIMMYT 2Plant Protection
Commodity Group Plant Protection UnitZambia Research Institute
Plant Quarantine Service Seed Health Centre 4 & 5Seed Services
Unit and other key stakeholders along the seed value chain. Seed
Quality Control Services and other key stakeholders along the seed
value chain. Seed Certification and Control Institute and other key
stakeholders along the seed value chain. Seed Services and other
key stakeholders along the seed value chain. DAFF, SANSOR Community
Seed Production Enterprise Association of Smallholder Seed
Multiplication Action Group Seed Quality Control Services Seed
Certification and Control Institute GRM InternationalCIMMYT,
SAMP
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HaSSP Regional Partners FANRPAN engaged with: COMESA through
the FANRPAN Board of Governors and sharing knowledge with COMRAP
SADC through CCARDESA in Botswana and the SADC Seed Centre in
Zambia FANRPAN is working closely with the SADC Seed Centre which
is responsible for setting up the regional variety system as well
as the SADC Common Catalogue. 11
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Variety Release The readiness of pilot countries to release
varieties regionally has been enhanced by the training of:
regulatory authorities, variety release committees and breeders, in
Distinctness Uniformity and Stability (DUS) and Value for
Cultivation and Use testing, - which are the requirements for
regional variety release under the SADC protocol. 12
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Alignment to global trends 1 flint 2 Flint-like 3 intermediate
4 Dent-like 5 dent CHARACTERISTIC 36 IN UPOV MAIZE TEST GUIDELINES
2009: Ear; type of grain QL
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Strengthening Seed Certification All four national seed testing
laboratories were audited 15 Seed analysts were trained in seed
testing techniques 4 Vehicles were procured for seed inspection
Seed testing equipment has been secured in partnership with
COMESA-EU COMRAP in all 4 countries 14
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National & Regional Training Workshops
WorkshopDateLocationNumber of females Number of males Plant Variety
Protection23-24 Nov 2011 Johannesburg, South Africa 916 Seed
Quality Training27-29 Mar 2012 Maputo, Mozambique 1822
International Rules for Seed Testing Amendments 31 Oct-3 Nov 2011
Pretoria, South Africa 62 Seed Analysis Methods & Techniques
5-8 Mar 2012Pretoria, South Africa 61 Plant Variety Release DUS
& VCU 7-8 Feb 2012ART Farm, Zimbabwe 1135 Plant Variety Release
DUS & VCU 14-15 Feb 2012 Malkerns, Swaziland 319 Total
Trained5395
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Seed Analyst Training
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Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) PCE studies were
conducted in the pilot countries. Training of Plant Health
Inspectors on conducting pest risk analysis (PRA) and is planned
for this year
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Alignment of National Legislation HaSSP is providing technical
support to key national stakeholders to align national seed
policies to the SADC protocol. Task teams constituted by national
partners have been commissioned to draft or amend legislation (as
required). Legislative drafts for seed variety release, seed
certification and quality control; quarantine and phytosanitary
measures from the 4 countries are expected to be submitted by 30
September 2012. 18
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HaSSP Implementation Update HaSSP
ActivitiesMalawiSwazilandZambiaZimbabwe 1. SADC Seed Protocol MoU X
2. National project launch X X X 3. Common visioning workshop 4.
National planning meetings 5. Identify national partners & seed
elders 6. National Steering committees set up 7. Baseline studies
8. National Task Teams to align policies set up 8.1. Engage
national consultants 8.2. Implementation of action plans 9.
Alignment of variety release policies 9.1. Training in DUS &
VCU 9.2. Plant variety protection training 9.3. Plant variety
release training WIP WIP WIP WIP 19
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HaSSP Implementation Update HaSSP
ActivitiesMalawiSwazilandZambiaZimbabwe 10. Alignment of seed
certification policies 10.1. Seed quality training 10.2. Int. rules
for seed testing WIP WIP WIP WIP 11. Alignment of phytosanitary
policies 11.1. PCE studies WIP WIP WIP WIP 12. Strengthening of
seed certification facilities 12.1. Auditing of seed testing labs
12.2. Vehicles purchased 12.3. Seed testing equipment procured WIP
WIP WIP WIP 13. Assessment of institutional & individual
capacity needs& capacity strengthening 13.1. Training of
smallholder farmers 13.2. M&E training 13.2. Seed analysts
training 13.4. Seed variety database training 14. Smallholder seed
enterprises set up 14.1. Small scale seed processing equipment and
seed storage facilities procured. WIP 15. M&E National MTRX
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Zambian Smallholder Seed Growers
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Lessons Learnt Policy reform processes are different in each
country hence assistance from legal officers is required Weak node
capacity Seed stakeholders who are mainly scientists /
technologists require training in policy processes
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Scaling Up of the Project Mozambique and Tanzania will
participate in the project with effect from 2012. Thank You 23