Food-Dry Seed

The general objective of the program is to contribute to improving the food and nutritional security of the populations of small farmers in the Highlands of Madagascar , the Comoros , the Seychelles and Mauritius .

The objective of Food-Sec Semence is to improve, in the countries and regions concerned, farmers' access to seeds and healthy seedlings , if possible certified, of varieties of cassava , potato , corn and of legumes , adapted to local agro-ecological conditions and whose nutritional quality is improved.

For this, the project is working to relaunch a regional sector of healthy seeds and plants for food and nutritional purposes in the four territories/countries targeted by the program .

The project is divided into five activities:

• Deepen knowledge of local agro-economic situations and the expectations of producers in terms of seeds.
• Build a catalog of priority elite varieties in each of the targeted countries.
• Produce improved starting plant material.
• Test this material in agroecological cropping systems, in the open field with farmers.
• Develop national and regional action plans based on a critical synthesis of all actions taken.

Expected results

• Improved access for producers to seeds and healthy seedlings, if possible certified, of varieties adapted to local agro-ecological conditions and whose nutritional quality is improved;
• Strengthened capacities of actors in the multiplication and production of genetically compliant and disease-free seeds and plants;
• Dissemination of improved plant material and adequate cultivation practices through trials with relay farmers, showcases and starting point for dissemination on a larger scale in the targeted areas;
• The promotion and implementation of a seed regulation and certification system under the authority of the different countries.

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