Technical Report: Training course on Seed Production and Quality Assurance - May 23-27, 2016
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Masafumi Tamura. (14/11/2016). Technical Report: Training course on Seed Production and Quality Assurance - May 23-27, 2016.
Abstract
There is a lack of access to quality seed, which is attributed to seed shortages, substandard quality,
affordability, willingness to pay or any combination of the four is widely considered a major
constraint for adoption and impact from investments on agriculture research for development.
Better access to quality seed may require change in policies and regulations or introduction of new
methodologies and techniques. Successful seed delivery depends on the capacity of national seed
programs to produce sufficient quantities of quality seed from appropriate varieties. The seed must
be available at the right time in accessible locations at prices farmers can afford and are willing to
pay. To achieve this, many technical, economic and managerial issues need to be considered and
addressed.
ICARDA’s training course on seed production and post-harvest seed operations is designed to
improve the capabilities of scientists and technicians in NARS partner countries to foster the transfer
of technology and address the issues of seed policies and regulations hindering effective and efficient
seed production and delivery. The course covers a wide range of seed science and technology issues
related to seed policies and regulations, variety evaluation, release and registration, variety
maintenance, seed quality management in large scale seed multiplication systems, processing,
storage, marketing and distribution, field and laboratory techniques in seed quality assurance,
monitoring and control and seed business management.
The participants were provided with training manuals on seed science and technology and soft copies
for all classroom lectures and practical sessions given during the course. The course also helped
establish professional relationships among the participants and facilitated professional interaction
and exchange of expertise among themselves and with the ICARDA scientists which will hopefully
continue beyond the end of the course.
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Tamura, Masafumi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1688-4168