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Opportunity: Workshop on tools for RTB crop seed systems

Posted on 14/10/2021 by issdafrica

Join this workshop focusing on tools to help farmers, researchers and extension workers support strengthening seed systems for RTB crops. Root, tuber and banana crops are the foundation of tropical food security.  But their seed systems are complex and widely informal. The seed is bulky, expensive to transport, spoils easily, and can harbor health problems from viruses to weevils. These challenges

JUNE 17 – CELEBRATING AND LEARNING FROM ISSD ETHIOPIA-SUPPORTED SEED SEED SECTOR TRANSFORMATION

Posted on 01/06/2021 by issdafrica

This important moment was held as a pre-event to the upcoming Conference on Guiding Seed Sector Transformation in Africa. Watch the recording now.

Conference on guiding seed sector transformation in Africa – Durable solutions to systemic problems

Posted on 20/05/2021 by issdafrica

June 21-23 – Join this exciting online event and help African seed sector transformation contribute to critical food system outcomes.

Watch now: Digital tools for resilient seed systems

Posted on 05/05/2021 by issdafrica

In April, the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and ISSD Africa hosted an online sharing of digital tools used for resilient seed system development, culminating in an interactive webinar. Watch the recording and accompanying introduction videos to the shared tools.

Webinar: Seed Policy Design and Implementation – Lessons from West Africa

Posted on 17/02/2021 by issdafrica

Watch the video to hear how stakeholders are collaborating toward significant seed policy reform in Nigeria and Ghana.

Webinar: COVID-19 responses highlight need for structural seed sector reform

Posted on 18/11/2020 by issdafrica

Check back soon to see the recording and hear how short term actions on COVID-19 provided lessons for longer term ambitions for seed sector transformation.