{"id":1245626,"date":"2022-11-07T10:48:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T10:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/07\/ghanas-seed-experts-draft-new-seed-sector-strategy-and-investment-plan\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T10:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T10:48:35","slug":"ghanas-seed-experts-draft-new-seed-sector-strategy-and-investment-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/07\/ghanas-seed-experts-draft-new-seed-sector-strategy-and-investment-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s Seed experts draft new ‘Seed Sector Strategy and Investment Plan’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Agricultural sector stakeholders from across the country have begun a four-day meeting in Accra to develop a revised Seed Sector Strategy and Investment Plan to help boost the country\u2019s food security.<\/p>\n

Officials from the Agriculture Ministry, the National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG), The African Seed Access Index (TASAI), and other seed sector stakeholders are meeting from November 7, for the 3rd\u00a0National Seed Forum.<\/p>\n

The Seed Sector Strategy and Investment Plan is expected to strengthen Ghana\u2019s seed industry by promoting the adoption and utilisation of certified seed by the country\u2019s farmers.<\/p>\n

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Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, President of NASTAG speaking at the opening of the meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Given the current economic crisis in Ghana, which is affecting the lack of fertilizer and seed inputs for farmers, strengthening the seed sector and increasing the use of improved seeds is expected to boost crop yields, and transform the food system that feeds the country, a statement from The Alliance for the Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which is spearheading the initiative said.<\/p>\n

The four-day workshop follows a successful deployment of the Seed Systems Analysis Tool (SeedSAT), to analyze the functioning of eight key thematic areas of the national seed system and make prioritized recommendations for interventions to support a robust seed sector.<\/p>\n

Under the theme, \u201cFacilitating the Seed Industry through Knowledge, Collaboration and Strategic Planning\u201d, the delegates at the National Seed Forum will revise the National Seed Plan (2015) and incorporate the recommendations from the SeedSAT exercise.<\/p>\n

The workshop will also allow industry players to network and receive updates on pertinent seed sector issues and strengthened business linkages.<\/p>\n

The statement by Rebecca Weaver of AGRA said AGRA is working on this effort with the support of the U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), under the Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa (PIATA) umbrella.<\/p>\n

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Regina Richardson of AGRA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It said Ghana\u2019s seed sector has made tremendous growth in the past few years, with the development and availability of improved and locally adapted seed varieties.<\/p>\n

However, the adoption is still marginal, with just about 30% of the farmers using the improved varieties.<\/p>\n

The slow pace of adoption is linked to inadequate compliance with seed legislation by various key seed value chain operators, and the disregard of the rules and procedures of the Seed Certification and Standard Regulations.<\/p>\n

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Agricultural sector stakeholders from across the country have begun a four-day meeting in Accra to develop a revised Seed Sector Strategy and Investment Plan to help boost the country\u2019s food security. Officials from the Agriculture Ministry, the National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG), The African Seed Access Index (TASAI), and other seed sector stakeholders […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1245629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[20069,1639,250,913,2330,932,12993,2405],"class_list":["post-1245626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-draft","tag-experts","tag-ghanas","tag-investment","tag-plan","tag-sector","tag-seed","tag-strategy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1245626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245626\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1245626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1245626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1245626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}