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Effective seed system is an important factor in improving food security in the region.

Assess the current areas of focus/ support to determine whether they have achieve the
maximum or expected results in the seed sector. This area will include but not limited to policy
and regulation, technology adoption, organizational strengthening, research, extension,
strengthening small holder farmer seed systems, seed multiplication, processing, financing, seed
information systems
(REFER TO SEED MARKET SYSTEM)
The recommendations and focus must be on regional issues or things that have regional scope
and magnitude
Identify the major challenges in the seed sector and major barriers in the seed trade in the
region
Must be within the confines of regional integration and trade
Assess the effectiveness of seed related programs
Existence of national and regional seed sector development strategies
Identify key regional programs and institutions that are currently supporting regional seed sector
and to provide actionable recommendations to support more effective implementation of
regional seed policy

Assess the level of success of COMSHIP in relations to implementation and the


achievement of intended impact

Recommend specific strategic interventions to improve process, implementation and


impact for access to seed. This will include appropriate and strategic areas of
intervension that would have greater impact in the seed sector including promomting
technology and innovation,, entrepreneurship, research etc

Objectives

to assess the process for implementing a seed regulatory system that can better deliver
improved seed varieties to farmers.

Identify potential focus areas for future seed interventions and approaches for effective impact
in addressing challenges relating to regional seed trade
Overview of the past and current initiatives or programs
Access the appropriateness and capacity of current partners to effectively implement seed
program, and achieve the intended results
1) Background information on the COMSHIP Harmonized Seed
Regulation process, existing regional commitments, and the current
status of implementation; and current impact
2) A summary of observations from interviews with stakeholders from the public and private
sector; (NEEDS).
4) Actionable recommendations for strengthening the legal and regulatory framework to help
stand up the SADC HSR system.


What is the appropriate role of the private sector in supporting evaluation an

What are reasonable entry points for the U.S. government to assist private-sector seed dealers in
supporting utilization of improved seeds?

Describe the export markets (regional, overseas, volumes and their requirements).

Methodology

stakeholder workshops followed by interviews with resource persons (seed producers, service
provider s and project managers) and farmer focus group meetings

The research is based on existing literature and interviews with regional and national seed sector actors.

The assessment focused on in person interviews with stakeholders from the public sector, private sector
and civil society in Kenya.

desk study

develop and score card of key issues whose performance will be assessed.

The team met with


more than 200 national and local officials, farmers and their
associations, small, medium, and large agricultural enterprises,
business associations, think tanks and other NGOs, research
institutions, donor representatives and many others.

Some of the parameters of assessment will include increase in import, licescnsing and importation
procedures, custom clearance,

Conduct interviews across the seed sector

Seed statistics, seed infrastructure, and organizational capacity

The development of a well-organised and efficient seed industry is therefore a key support to
agriculture is important because seed plays a ..role.

To better understand the status, relevance and effectiveness of the interventions (strategies), and
organization capacity implementing the seed sector programs.
The assessment took place between November 9 and December 4, 2015 will include desk study, and
covered interviews with stakeholders from the public sector, private sector, and development partners in
the seed sector in at least five COMESA countries.

Or support coordination of cross border seed demand determination and supply; support harmonization
of import and export regulation and training for customs officials under ministry of trade.

Barriers(including conflicting country procedures still existing)

regional harmonization holds great promise for linking markets and achieving economies of scale,
opening up opportunities along value chains and improving livelihoods across sectors, including
agriculture. As well as provides a regional framework for developing the regional seed sector.

SPS measures

Different countries are in varying stages of harmonizing seed variety release and registration,
certification, and SPS measures. While each REC has notable efforts underway, the degree of
regional harmonization differs across RECs and within substantive areas

Although the frameworks for regional integration are falling into place, implementation of
harmonized seed measures and changing practices is taking long/ will likely still take considerable
time.

Perhaps the most significant factor affecting implementation is the element of domestication; legally
measures agreed to at the REC level nearly always require changes in national level legislation or
regulation in order to take full effect. Changes on the books must also be implemented, and new
institutions created and new practices adopted institutions will need to be more fully developed at
both the regional and national levels in order to carry out regional harmonization efforts in practice.

Assess the level of domestication for countries that have adopted the COMESA seed regulation and
come up with reviewed their legislation

to explore the possibility of investing to improve the seed sector performance through an
integrated seed sector development (ISSD) programme

it also aims to inform strategies and decisions by government institutions, donors, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) and the private sector.

identify entry points for an ISSD Tanzania Programme, ii) collect data to fill current

knowledge gaps aboutthe Tanzania seed sector, iii) identify potential partners

and implementation modalities in the targeted zones and Zanzibar,


Seed system and seed value chain analyse regional seed intervention gap analysis were done, and
current seed policies and regulatory frameworks were assessed.

In order to complement existing interventions and to ensure maximum impact on the food security
and income of less advantaged farm households, this assessment focussed on food crops that are
considered under-resourced.

Based on the seed sector assessment, regional seed intervention gap and opportunities for new
approaches and potential partners will be identified and presented.

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