AfricaSeeds is the African Seed Sector Development Organization contributing to the .
The Organization operates through collaborations with institutions, initiatives and stakeholders working in the seed sector in Africa. Our organization aims to promote sustainable development of the seed sector to contribute to food and nutrition security and poverty reduction in Africa.
28/08/2023
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Dialogue de Haut Niveau en ligne sur le Développement Inclusif du Secteur Semencier
6 octobre 2023
10h-11h30
Il est largement reconnu qu'un secteur semencier fort et efficace contribue grandement à l'avancement agricole.
AfricaSeeds, lors de ce dialogue, vise à sensibiliser davantage, à transmettre des connaissances éclairées et à promouvoir une meilleure compréhension du développement inclusif du secteur semencier en réunissant un panel d'experts renommés du secteur semencier pour présenter, discuter et partager des idées avec un public étendu et diversifié de parties prenantes clés. Nous croyons que votre voix et vos idées seront un excellent ajout à cette conférence.
Online High-Level Dialogue on Inclusive Seed Sector Development
6 October 2023
10-11.30AM GMT
There is wide acceptance that a strong and effective seed sector highly contributes to the achievement of agricultural transformation.
AfricaSeeds, during the dialogue, wants to create greater awareness and impart informed knowledge and better understanding about inclusive seed sector development by bringing together a panel of renowned experts in the seed sector to present, discuss and share ideas with a broad and diverse audience of key stakeholders. We believe your voice and ideas will be a great addition to this gathering.
Do you want to know more about our work? Click on the link below to download our Synopsis, a succinct summary that condenses the core points of our institutional strategy. Dive in and grasp the key takeaways.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Scientific Advisor and friend Mr Josiah Wobil in Accra on the 18thof May, 2023.
C'est avec une grande tristesse que nous annonçons le décès de notre conseiller scientifique et ami, M. Josiah Wobil, survenu à Accra le 18 mai 2023.
22/03/2023
17/02/2023
Outstanding panelists for a Webinar about Seed Innovation to Deliver Farmer Prosperity.
Feb 23, 2023 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Online Event
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20/12/2022
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AfricaSeeds is the agency of the African Union in charge since 2010 of the implementation of the African Seed and Biotechnology Programme (ASBP).
A strong and effective seed sector can contribute to the achievement of agricultural advancement in Africa. However, the limited and fragmented efforts in seed sector development of the last four decades on the continent have resulted in more than 80 percent of African farmers having to rely on suboptimal quality seeds. Overall, the sector is still plagued with serious inequities that prevent it from playing its full and timely part in agricultural transformation and growth.
Fortunately, African Heads of State and Government have grasped the scale of the challenge and, under the auspices of the AU, have unanimously adhered to the CAADP in 2003, the Malabo Declaration in 2014 and the Addis Ababa Communique on Early Generation Seeds in 2016. In 2007, the AU Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization, has also supported the development of the African Seed and Biotechnology Program (ASBP), an African-driven program that frames the development of the seed sector on the continent.
These agreements all clearly recognize seed security as a necessary step towards a food and nutritionally secure Africa.
To further reinvigorate the seed sector landscape, the AUC decided to address the need for leadership in the implementation of the ASBP. In 2010, after a thorough selection process, the Commission identified AfricaSeeds – known at the time as the “African Seed Network” – as the best placed institution to play this leading role.
AfricaSeeds has been strengthened since then to support its new mission as a fully fledge AU agency in charge of the implementation of the AU Seed Program (i.e. ASBP). First, in December 2013, a new Executive Director was appointed; then, at the inaugural meetings held in August 2014 in Abidjan, the new organizational vision, mission and mandate were approved. As a Member State and host, Côte d’Ivoire has set an example by backing up most of the restructuring process and offering to headquarter the agency in Abidjan.
