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y assur
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The t
ance.
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hr
lan is t
qualit
What has been ac hiev ed so f ar quality assurance. The three-year plan is to
What has been achieved so far
train 15000 individuals, however, 1168 indi-
er
, 11
viduals, ho
ain 1
68 indi
w
-
ev
000 indi
tr
5
1. Quantity (MT) of seed certified after
1. Q uantit y (M T) of seed certified aft er
viduals have been trained and the achieve-
viduals ha v e been tr ained and t he ac hiev e -
laboratory analysis
labor
y analysis
or
at
ment so f ar is 7 9%.
ment so far is 79%.
ar
get o
etime is
oject lif
The target over the project lifetime is
The t
he pr
v
er t
5. ICT assisted certification and field in-
5. ICT assist ed certification and field in -
2
0
1
e
to achieve 201500 MT of certified seed
t
hiev
T

of
certified
5
00
M
seed
o
ac
em
spection tracking system
ac
king syst
spection tr
available to farmers. However, what has
a v ailab le t o f ar mers. H o w ev er , what has
The pr oject will support t he electr onic net -
The project will support the electronic net-
been achieved so far is 161829MT (i.e.
been ac hiev ed so f ar is 1 61 82 9M T (i. e. w or k of all r egional r egulat or y bodies inc lud -
work of all regional regulatory bodies includ-
ing their laboratories and that of the Min-
9% ac

76.
76.9% achievement). ing t heir labor at ories and t hat of t he Min -
hiev
ement).
A).
This will enab
istr
e (MO
le
y of Agricultur
2. Number of seed v arieties v erified f or istry of Agriculture (MOA). This will enable
2. Number of seed varieties verified for
mation
t the institutions to exchange information
o exc
he institutions t
hange inf
or
r elease
release
on certified and rejected seeds, which will
on certified and r eject ed seeds, whic h will
The target for this is 204 new varieties
The t ar get f or t his is 2 04 new v arieties
T
o em
y seed supp
finally impr
finally improve quality seed supply. To em-
e qualit
ly
v
-
.
o
in three years to be released and regis-
in t hr ee y ears t o be r eleased and r egis -
k upon t
his inst
allation of ICT
ar
equipment,
bark upon this installation of ICT equipment,
b
hiev
ed and what has been ac
ed so
t tered and what has been achieved so development of software becomes crucial.
er
e becomes cr
ar
ucial.
dev
elopment of soft
w
However, the implementation of such plan
f far is 111 new varieties. H o w ev er , t he imp lement ation of suc h p lan
ar is 111 new v
arieties.
is behind sc hedule.
is behind schedule.
O
ocac
r
3. Organizing policy advocacy and
ganizing po

lic
y adv

y and
3.
r oundt ab le discussions
roundtable discussions
2. 2. The Sasakawa Africa Association
a Africa Association
w
The Sasak
a
e
-
ganiz
w
upport t
e tr
aining and a
Support to organize training and aware-
o or
ar
S
o
of ser
hr
ee-decades
(SAA):
(SAA): three-decades of service to
vice
t
t
ness creation on seed legislation for public,
ness
seed
cr
eation on
lic,
or pub
f
legislation
Et hiopian agricultur e
Ethiopian agriculture
-
pri
at
ar
The t
v
private, union and legal personnel. The tar-
e, union and legal personnel.
Introduction
his is 12
or t
viduals and what has
00 indi
get f
get for this is 1200 individuals and what has Intr oduction
been
been achieved so far is 885. The achieve- The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), for-
.
so
The
f
is
ar
885
hiev
e
ac
-
hiev
ac
ed
ment in per
ment in percentage is 74% merly known as Sasakawa Global 2000 (SG
age is 7
cent
4%
4. Organizinge short-term local train-
4. O r ganizinge short -t er m local tr ain - 2000), began operations in Ethiopia in 1993
with the aim of supporting Ethiopia’s efforts
ings f
vidual of pri
o
or indi
-
at
v
ings for individual of private seed pro-
e seed pr
to increase agricultural production by cat-
o
v
ed in seed
lv
y in
ducer or ot
ducer or other party involved in seed
art
her p
alyzing technology transfer, strengthening
business.
business.
extension service capacity, and revitalizing
or cap
o
upport pr
acit
y building
vided f
S Support provided for capacity building
the link between research and extension.
tr aining f or seed inspect ors, pri v at e seed
training for seed inspectors, private seed
SAA efforts began with the establishment
producers, seed enterprises and unions on
pr oducers, seed ent er prises and unions on
of only 161 Extension Management Training
ence!
e can mak
er
e a diff
T
T oget her w e can mak e a diff er ence!
her w
oget
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