Seed Entrepreneurship for Economic Development and Food Security (SEEDFS) project Project Outline.
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Seed Entrepreneurship for Economic Development and Food Security
(SEEDFS) projectProject Outline
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Project Objectives
Overall objective: To increase food security
and incomes of farming communities
through enhanced seed sovereignty for
100,000 rural small scale farmers
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Specific Objective: To increase access and
timely supply of good quality seeds and
other agricultural inputs suitable for 100,000
farmers
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Anticipated results
1. Increased production of diverse quality seed in ten districts
2. Increased availability and access to foundation seeds of locally (community) bred and improved seeds by seed growers in Zambia
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Anticipated results
3. An enabling environment created for production, distribution and marketing of seeds and other agricultural inputs
4. Increased agriculture productivity through use of sustainable agriculture methods
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Targeted Beneficiaries
Seed Growers Associations our primary target
Five SGAs reasonably well established.
This action to raise profile of five existing
consumer/producer groups to level of registered
SGAs
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Emphasis Strengthen SGAs Promote growing of quality and certifiable seed Empowering SGAs and its members with seed
production technologies Commercial production and marketing
approach Strong coordination between MACO, SCCI,
Research Institutes and private sector
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Targeted Locations
Central Province: Chibombo
Lusaka Province: Kafue
Eastern Province: Chipata, Lundazi and Katete
Northern Province: Mpika
North-Western Province: Solwezi and Kasempa
Western Province: Senanga and Kaoma
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Partners
EPFC: Chipata and Katete
KZF: Solwezi, Kasempa, Senanga and Kaoma
MK-SAP: Lundazi
OPAD: Kafue, Chibombo and Mpika
Duration & funding
Project duration : 22 months
Funding source : EC & SHA
Total Project budget :€ 1,206,300
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Other Key Stakeholders
Ministry Agric & Cooperatives (MACO)
Seed Control & Certification Institutes (SCCI)
ZARI and other research institutes
Commercial seed breeder
Commercial seed companies
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