The first South Sudan Seed Hub event was organised by the University of Juba, at their campus 8-12 September 2022.
The event brought 51 national and international seed professionals together. This first event was organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in South Sudan (MAFS), the Directorate of Agricultural Research (DAR), the Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme (FNS-REPRO) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Wageningen University & Research (WUR), and Integrated Seed Sector Development Africa (ISSD-Africa).
The South Sudan Seed Hub is a multi-stakeholder partnership that brings together seed actors and stakeholders dedicated to building a robust, inclusive, sustainable and resilient seed sector in South Sudan.
The Hub provides a neutral and independent platform for information sharing, capturing good practice, joint learning, and the development of policy briefs. One of the objectives of the Seed Hub is to reflect on the current performance of the seed sector in South Sudan, identify the challenges faced, and explore and advise on opportunities to address those challenges.
The first two publications arising from the South Sudan Seed Hub are available to access:
Call to action: Priorities and partnerships for a robust, inclusive, sustainable and resilient seed sector in South Sudan
In the Seed Hub event, ten pathways for guiding South Sudan’s seed sector transformation were shared with, discussed, and endorsed by key seed sector stakeholders including representatives from government, national and international research institutes, educational organisations, development and humanitarian actors (in particular FAO), NGOs, seed companies, civil society, policy makers, and donors.
Policy brief: Ten pathways towards a robust, inclusive, sustainable and resilient seed sector in South Sudan
In this policy brief, the ten pathways for guiding South Sudan’s seed sector transformation have been elaborated to support decision-making. Under each pathway, key strategic actions are proposed.
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