Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project

woman looks at corn — Photo Credit: Seed Trade Project

The Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project is funded by the USAID Southern African Regional Office and implemented by DAI Global, LLC. It provides targeted technical assistance to facilitate the implementation of the SADC Harmonized Seed Regulatory System (HSRS) which aims to boost seed trade across the region, integrating smaller and more isolated national seed markets into one broader Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) market. The Seed Trade Project is part of a regional policy effort to improve agricultural productivity, food security, and nutrition in the SADC region.

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Dr. Grace Kaudzu, Head of Malawai's National Seed Authority, conducting a seed inspection.

Food for Thought from Malawi's Dr. Grace Kaudzu: Raising Up Women Through Agriculture

“If we can create equitable systems, the benefits are numerous for everyone," says the voice for advancing Malawi's agricultural systems.

Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project

Oct 29, 2021

Using New Agronomic Practices in Mozambique

Mozambique Addressing Seed Deficit Problems to Attain Food Security

Mozambican seed companies have been plagued with limited capacity to produce high-quality seed at scale, attract qualified personnel and invest in research and breeding due to financial limitations.

Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project

Oct 25, 2021

Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience

Lake Agriculture's "Lake 601" seed variety undergoes April 2020 inspection

Lake Agriculture Can Now Market Its Lake 601 Seed Variety to All 16 SADC Nations

“We had zero experience. These were our first productions in Zambia,” says Mike Jackson, referring to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Harmonized Seed Regulatory System (HSRS).

Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project

Oct 20, 2021

Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience

From Seed in Zambia to Fields in the Democratic Republic Of Congo

The Southern African Development Community exports the inaugural hybrid maize seed produced under the Harmonized Seed Regulatory Systems.

Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project

Oct 10, 2019

Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience

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The Seed Trade Project works on behalf of the 16 SADC Member States and the SADC Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Directorate to harmonize national seed legislation with a regionally agreed-upon set of guidelines, known as the SADC Harmonized Seed Regulatory Systems (HSRS).

By producing improved, high-quality seed under the SADC HSRS, seed producers can export their seed consignments using the SADC seed label and certificate, which encourages trade, reduces fake and substandard seed on the regional market, improves economic prosperity and improves food security and resilience.

To learn more about the SADC Harmonized Seed Regulatory System and discover what improved seed varieties listed on the SADC Seed Variety Catalogue are now available to farmers, visit: sadcseedcentre.com

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The Seed Trade Project has several useful resources for seed companies and farmers who would like to produce and export improved seed within the SADC region.

View our resource library here.

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Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project

Food for Thought from Malawi's Dr. Grace Kaudzu: Raising Up Women Through Agriculture

Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project

Mozambique Addressing Seed Deficit Problems to Attain Food Security

Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project

Lake Agriculture Can Now Market Its Lake 601 Seed Variety to All 16 SADC Nations

Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project

From Seed in Zambia to Fields in the Democratic Republic Of Congo

Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project

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