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Introduction Myanmar Seed Investment Plan
Daw San Kyi & Joep van den Broek
MOALI-DOA & ISSD Myanmar
Wednesday 6 November,
Park Royal Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw
Background
• Major steps taken in Myanmar’s seed sector development: Seed Sector Road Map approved (2016), Seed Sector Action Agenda (2017)
• Main policy directions: enhance private sector investments with government focusing on:
• quality assurance
• research/breeding
• early generation seed production for food security crops
Achievements 2017-2019
Major achievement in the seed sector by government and project partners, following the Action Agenda:
• reduction in priority crops required for variety testing & release
• pilots on alternative quality assurance models like PGS
• simplification of seed import procedures
• new PVP law in line with UPOV 1991
• seed demand forecasting system in place in the Delta
Achievements 2017-2019
Major achievement in the seed sector by government and project partners, following the Action Agenda:
• design for a one-stop-shop finalized
• system developed for risk-based inspections and post-control
• establishment of Myanmar Seed Association
• Quarterly meetings of NSC and TSC
• Myanmar Seed Portal operational
National Seed Investment Plan
• Ambition of government to increase private sector investment and become seed export country in next 5 years
• Investments needed from public, private sector & development partners
• Key issues identified in a preparatory meeting:
• Develop incentives for private sector
• Need for concrete production targets
• Implement one-stop-shop for seed regulatory services
Example: National Seed Plan Ghana
• Developed in 2015 for a period of five years: 2016-2020
• Objective of the National Seed Plan: To create a competitive seed sector ensuring timely availability of high‐quality seed of improved and appropriate varieties at affordable prices for smallholder farmers
Example: National Seed Plan Ghana • Focus on:
• Support for small- and medium-sized seed enterprises: hardware investments and training
• Government support services: seed certification, additional staff and training, and investments in the seed laboratories
• Strengthening of seed sector governance and coordination: National Seed Council Secretariat
• The Seed Plan has clear targets & detailed budget
• Development Partners use seed plan for task division & ensuring complementarity
Example: Ghana National Seed Plan
Achievements:
• Increased turnover of improved varieties • Registration timelines down from 4 to 2
years • EGS production secured • + 30 breeders: 50% public – 50% private • + 30 crop inspectors
• + 2,500 extension agents trained
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Myanmar Seed Investment Plan
Topics identified:
1. Myanmar Seed Valley
2. One-stop-shop
3. Private Sector Investments
4. Local seed production
Topic 1: Myanmar Seed Valley
• Government wants to establish Myanmar Seed Valley: a cluster of seed companies and seed services
• Cluster can consist of a location of >400 ha with:
• Domestic and foreign seed production companies
• Research & development
• Regulatory services: Variety testing (VCU and DUS)
• Postharvest infrastructure: seed lab & seed processing facilities
Example: Korea Seed Valley
• One location for new seed production companies
• Public-private partnership: Government provides the land and infrastructure
• Research & Development: government 30% and private sector 70% financing
• Different type of companies: start-ups and established companies
Example: Korea Seed Valley
Activities / services:
• Seed industry centre for breeding and seed processing
• Variety trials
• Exhibition and demonstration centre
• Training centre
Topic 1: Myanmar Seed Valley
Main questions:
• Roles and responsibility division between public and private? Who does what? Criteria for involvement?
• Which activities and services should the Seed Valley have?
• Which seed production companies can co-invest in the Seed Valley?
Facilitators: Dr. Nyome Htwe (DOA) &
Joep van den Broek (ISSD Myanmar)
Topic 2: Private sector investments
• Still limited private sector investment in Myanmar and high level of imports
• How can Myanmar attract more private sector investments?
• What should be the role of the private sector and what of the public sector?
• Which specific investments and incentives are needed? Land, infrastructure, finance?
Facilitators: Khon Cho Yau (ISSD) & Hervé Thieblemont (SFSA) & Swe Zin Thein
Topic 3: Regulatory services & one-stop-shop
One-stop-shop is fully digitized system for all seed applications: seed export/import, variety registration & seed busines license, both at Union and Regional level.
Break-out session focuses on:
• Explanations on current status: functionalities and process; + Q&A
• Discussion on additional services and support for companies and seed division, including banking system
• Discussion on needed investments to make the one-stop-shop fully operational
Facilitators: San Kyi (MOALI-DOA) & Aung Kyaw Phyo (IFC-WBG)
Topic 4: Local seed production • How can we increase local seed
production by seed producers, producer groups and small-scale seed enterprises?
• What models work best to support local seed production and how can we scale these up?
• How can demand and supply of seed be matched better?
• What type of investments are needed by public sector, private sector and development partners?
Facilitators: Thurein Mg Mg (WHH), Ye Pyae (SFSA) & Andrew Noble (LIFT)
Group discussions & Follow-up steps
• Each participant can join two topics, 11:00-12:30 & 13:30-15:00
• After the NSP: Key points presented to National Seed Committee (November)
• Development of seed investment plan including targets and budgets (December-April)
• Seed Investment Forum planned for May 2020
Thank you!