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| A worker sorts coffee cherry. Africa has not fully benefited from the advances in the seed sector, mainly due to a weak supply of quality seeds and implementation of seed policies. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD] |
Nairobi; Kenya: A new initiative to support smallholder farmers in Africa access quality seeds has been launched. The five-year programme on Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) in Africa was launched in Nairobi last week.
The programme to cover the seed industry in Kenya, the East African Community region and Africa at large is funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Director General of International Co-operation of the Netherlands to the tune of $200 million (Sh17.8b).
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