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HaSSP Dr. Bellah Mpofu 31 May 2012 Pretoria www.fanrpan.org FANRPAN PARTNERS MEETING 1

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No food Security without Seed Security Only 4 % of African smallholder farmers use improved seed. Global seed market is worth $47 billion. Africas share of the global market amounts to 3%.

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CHALLENGE : Availability Swaziland does not produce its own seed. Most of its seed is imported from South Africa. Hybrid seed is preferred by seed companies anie to market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year. Seed companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year. Seed companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year. eed companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year. Seed companies prefer to market hybrid maize seed because ideally farmers must buy this seed every year.

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Farm saved (orphan crops) groundnuts finger-millet sorghum pearl millet cowpea

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Challenge: Access Distance from market Bean seed crop produced by a small holder farmer in Zaka, Zimbabwe

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Can Farmers Afford the Seed? Farmers queue for subsidized inputs in MalawiSmall farm holdings and use of hand hoes

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Challenge: Seed Quality Fake Seed: Unscrupulous traders buy grain, Colour the grain red or green, Package it in new seed bags, And sell the seed to unsuspecting farmers. This fake seed may not germinate at all.

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HaSSP pilot and prospective countries 8

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HaSSP Outputs & Outcomes 1. Domestication and implementation of the SADC Harmonised Seed Regulatory System 2. Enhanced availability of varieties, more private companies investing in the seed sector; resulting in improved access to seed by farmers. 3. Better seed quality- improved facilities and skills. 4. Reduced seed importation costs as re- testing of imported seed will not be necessary. 5. A common seed certification scheme, will allow more efficient movement of seed in the region 9

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Key National Institutions Implementing HaSSP HaSSP Objective MalawiSwazilandZambiaZimbabweRegional 1 & 3Seed Services Unit Seed Quality and Control Services Seed Certification and Control Institute Seed ServicesSADC, SPEAR, CIMMYT 2Plant Protection Commodity Group Plant Protection UnitZambia Research Institute Plant Quarantine Service Seed Health Centre 4 & 5Seed Services Unit and other key stakeholders along the seed value chain. Seed Quality Control Services and other key stakeholders along the seed value chain. Seed Certification and Control Institute and other key stakeholders along the seed value chain. Seed Services and other key stakeholders along the seed value chain. DAFF, SANSOR Community Seed Production Enterprise Association of Smallholder Seed Multiplication Action Group Seed Quality Control Services Seed Certification and Control Institute GRM InternationalCIMMYT, SAMP

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HaSSP Regional Partners FANRPAN engaged with: COMESA through the FANRPAN Board of Governors and sharing knowledge with COMRAP SADC through CCARDESA in Botswana and the SADC Seed Centre in Zambia FANRPAN is working closely with the SADC Seed Centre which is responsible for setting up the regional variety system as well as the SADC Common Catalogue. 11

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Variety Release The readiness of pilot countries to release varieties regionally has been enhanced by the training of: regulatory authorities, variety release committees and breeders, in Distinctness Uniformity and Stability (DUS) and Value for Cultivation and Use testing, - which are the requirements for regional variety release under the SADC protocol. 12

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Alignment to global trends 1 flint 2 Flint-like 3 intermediate 4 Dent-like 5 dent CHARACTERISTIC 36 IN UPOV MAIZE TEST GUIDELINES 2009: Ear; type of grain QL

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Strengthening Seed Certification All four national seed testing laboratories were audited 15 Seed analysts were trained in seed testing techniques 4 Vehicles were procured for seed inspection Seed testing equipment has been secured in partnership with COMESA-EU COMRAP in all 4 countries 14

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National & Regional Training Workshops WorkshopDateLocationNumber of females Number of males Plant Variety Protection23-24 Nov 2011 Johannesburg, South Africa 916 Seed Quality Training27-29 Mar 2012 Maputo, Mozambique 1822 International Rules for Seed Testing Amendments 31 Oct-3 Nov 2011 Pretoria, South Africa 62 Seed Analysis Methods & Techniques 5-8 Mar 2012Pretoria, South Africa 61 Plant Variety Release DUS & VCU 7-8 Feb 2012ART Farm, Zimbabwe 1135 Plant Variety Release DUS & VCU 14-15 Feb 2012 Malkerns, Swaziland 319 Total Trained5395

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Seed Analyst Training

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Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) PCE studies were conducted in the pilot countries. Training of Plant Health Inspectors on conducting pest risk analysis (PRA) and is planned for this year

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Alignment of National Legislation HaSSP is providing technical support to key national stakeholders to align national seed policies to the SADC protocol. Task teams constituted by national partners have been commissioned to draft or amend legislation (as required). Legislative drafts for seed variety release, seed certification and quality control; quarantine and phytosanitary measures from the 4 countries are expected to be submitted by 30 September 2012. 18

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HaSSP Implementation Update HaSSP ActivitiesMalawiSwazilandZambiaZimbabwe 1. SADC Seed Protocol MoU X 2. National project launch X X X 3. Common visioning workshop 4. National planning meetings 5. Identify national partners & seed elders 6. National Steering committees set up 7. Baseline studies 8. National Task Teams to align policies set up 8.1. Engage national consultants 8.2. Implementation of action plans 9. Alignment of variety release policies 9.1. Training in DUS & VCU 9.2. Plant variety protection training 9.3. Plant variety release training WIP WIP WIP WIP 19

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HaSSP Implementation Update HaSSP ActivitiesMalawiSwazilandZambiaZimbabwe 10. Alignment of seed certification policies 10.1. Seed quality training 10.2. Int. rules for seed testing WIP WIP WIP WIP 11. Alignment of phytosanitary policies 11.1. PCE studies WIP WIP WIP WIP 12. Strengthening of seed certification facilities 12.1. Auditing of seed testing labs 12.2. Vehicles purchased 12.3. Seed testing equipment procured WIP WIP WIP WIP 13. Assessment of institutional & individual capacity needs& capacity strengthening 13.1. Training of smallholder farmers 13.2. M&E training 13.2. Seed analysts training 13.4. Seed variety database training 14. Smallholder seed enterprises set up 14.1. Small scale seed processing equipment and seed storage facilities procured. WIP 15. M&E National MTRX 20

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Zambian Smallholder Seed Growers

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Lessons Learnt Policy reform processes are different in each country hence assistance from legal officers is required Weak node capacity Seed stakeholders who are mainly scientists / technologists require training in policy processes

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Scaling Up of the Project Mozambique and Tanzania will participate in the project with effect from 2012. Thank You 23