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Seeds Toolkit - Module 1

Development of small-scale seed enterprises

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 124

Author FAO and AfricaSeeds

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-130949-0

Series number Module 1

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This toolkit – made available in English, French and Spanish – will be promoted as practical guidance to assist in the implementation of the national seed strategies. It will provide a number of practical capacity building tools for essential stages of the seed value chain and targeted primarily at seed sector practitioners who will participate in special training workshops to acquire pertinent technical knowledge and will be expected in return to create a multiplier effect through further follow-up FFS trainings down to the level of seed traders and farmers. In doing so, the toolkit will be used as guidance for conducting country-led workshops and other training activities aimed at strengthening quality seed delivery systems and seed regulatory mechanisms in selected countries. The development of capacity in the production of high quality seeds, the seed replacement rates, true seed cost and realistic seed pricing mechanisms as well as the role of different stakeholders are of critical importance in the process of the formulation of national seed policies, which is one of the core areas of FAO’s delivery at the national level.

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