Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, the National Seed Association of Rwanda (NSAR), and the Private Sector Federation (PSF) on Wednesday, October 25, launched a roadmap to strengthen partnerships in getting rid of fake seeds by 2030.<\/p>\nAccording to the 2020 African Seed Access Index which measures the top four grain and legume crops; maize, bean, wheat, and soya, satisfaction with regards to efforts to stamp out fake seeds was at 72 percent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are looking forward as government to work with the private sector to create this modern and improved business environment to deliver high-quality seed to our farmers, counter the risks of counterfeit, low quality and fake seed in the market and thereby bring an improved livelihood to our farmers,\u201d said Patrick Karangwa, the Director General for Agriculture Modernisation at the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources.<\/p>\n
He said inputs including seeds are currently underutilized by Rwandan farmers since only 37 percent of farmers use quality seeds. Rwanda needs to increase its capacity to do high-quality seed production for future export opportunities, he noted.<\/p>\n
Three years ago, Rwanda used to import over 3,000 tonnes of maize, wheat, and soybean every year. But currently, he said, 9,000 tonnes are locally produced promising a potential export market.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe maize seed industry has demonstrated that it is possible to produce seed of good quality locally. The success of the maize seed industry needs to be replicated for other commodities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe private sector needs to ensure that the improved seed brings additional value to the farmer to increase profitability. We need to further modernize and capacitate our local seed industry players to be compliant with the new regulations that will be introduced,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Karangwa said seed companies and seed multipliers will be able to put more effort into research and innovation in the seed industry over the next seven years while self-regulation to stamp out poor quality seeds will be established.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a need for access to finance for seed companies, seed multipliers, and farmers to use quality seeds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Chairperson of the National Seed Association of Rwanda (NSAR), Innocent Namuhoranye, said that the new strategy is a public private partnership for developing and sustaining a robust and responsive seed industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cA vibrant open seed industry delivering high yielding, good quality seed to the Rwandan farmer and its export markets will be the key measurement of success,\u201d Namuhoranye said.<\/p>\n
Seed certification agency<\/p>\n
As noted, the related roadmap advocates for the creation of a National Seed Certification Agency to set standards, monitor seed quality, and enforce compliance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will instill confidence in farmers and incentivize investment in seed production.\u201d<\/p>\n
The plan will address the challenges in seed production by upgrading and expanding seed processing facilities, storage warehouses, and distribution networks as well as ensuring sufficient testing of new varieties is done to ready farmers for changes brought about by climate change.<\/p>\n
The plan also includes genetically modified seeds.<\/p>\n
\u201cRwanda currently prohibits the use of GMO seed types. It is obvious from numerous interactions that people are generally afraid of GMOs but are unaware of the technology and how it works. Some new developments in GMO testing have been reported,\u201d reads the plan.<\/p>\n
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