June 30, 2023

The journey to change Community-Based Seed Producers (CBSPs) to Community-Based Seed Entrepreneurs (CBSEs) has commenced earnestly.

By 31 December 2024, USAID-funded Feed-the-Future Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity (IAA) would have transformed 2,250 CBSPs to CBSEs who belong to functional cooperative societies capable of independently transacting businesses in the seed value chain.
 

Community-based seed producers during the improved seed production and marketing techniques training

Consequently, the Activity took the first step at orientation in Gombe and Yobe—the new intervention states—to familiarize the extension agents (EAs) and Women in Agriculture (WiA) agents with the operations of the Activity. This was succeeded by training in improved seed production and marketing techniques in Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, and Yobe states.

The training, which was organized in collaboration with the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), explored topics in modern methods of seed production, such as attributes of grain and seed, essential elements of seed production, requirements for plants’ growth and development, harvesting and post-harvest management, and safe use of agrochemicals.

Website: http://www.iita.org

Published: June 30, 2023