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Informal Seed Component of the Seed Systems Development Project
This project was designed to contribute to the national goal of increasing agricultural production and productivity by laying the foundation for a broad-based and competitive seed industry. It had three objectives:
- supporting the development of the seed sector
- encouraging the private sector to enter into the formal seed business
- restructuring the state-run seed enterprise to shape a decentralized and commercially oriented one
The project strongly supported the government’s
efforts to promote the development of the informal sector, known as
the farmer-based seed production and marketing scheme. This scheme
grouped farmers into seed growers’ teams working to multiply
seeds and then sell them. Under the scheme, the production of seeds
rose from 1,100 tonnes in 1997 to 47,000 tonnes in 2001. This increase
contributed significantly to cereal production, which almost doubled
over the same period. More than 54,000 farmers participated in the
scheme. In addition, more than 16,000 farmers participated in training
courses on seed production technology.
Source: IFAD
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| Contact information |
Mr John Gicharu
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592373
Fax: +39 0654593373
j.gicharu@ifad.org |
| Facts and figures |
Total cost: US$7.3 million
IFAD loan: US$6.6 million
Duration: 1997-2001
Geographical area: nationwide
Directly benefiting: more than 27,000 households
Status: closed
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