Implementation of ASIWA

1. Alliance for Seed Industry in West
Africa (ASIWA)
Ernest Assah Asiedu
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire;
5th to 6th August, 2015
WASP/WAAPP
Achievements

2. Goal: Expand use of quality
certified seeds
Objective
Availability and Use of Quality
Seeds Increased
Seed Alliance
established
Regional Seed
Regulations
Implemented
Supply of
breeder seeds
increased
Supply of
Foundation &
Certified seeds
/by the Private
sector increased
WASP - Simplified Result Framework
Capacity of Seed System Strengthened and Coordinated
Hub Rural
Result 3 Result 4Result 2:Result 1:
CILSS CGIAR/NARS AFSTA

3. Results 1
Alliance for Seed Industry in West Africa

4. Results 1: Alliance for Seed Industry in West Africa Established
Private
Interests
Development
Goals
Shared Value
=
Partnership
Opportunity
Farmers
Seed Companies
Agro-Dealers
International Seed
Companies
Grain Buyers
Private Sector
Organizations
NARS/NARIs
NSTAs
Universities and
Research
Donors
Regional Organizations
MoA/Public Agencies
International Research Orgs
ECOWAS/EUMOA
Inclusive platform to advocate and
act upon key national and regional
issues in seed sector development
in West Africa
Concept of regional and
national seed alliances
understood & adopted by national
and regional stakeholders

5. Results 1: Alliance for Seed Industry in West Africa
Main Activity/Sub
Activity
Expected Output / Outcome
/ Milestone
Status/ Progress as at FY 2015 Mid-
year
ASIWA Implemented Gender equity facilitated ASIWA Concept accepted by
regional and national stakeholders
Gender action plans being
implemented
Country National Alliance
Sensitizations
Total Female Male
Senegal 29 4 25
Benin 36 6 30
Burkina 31 6 25
Ghana 25 4 21
Togo 42 2 40
Mali 36 2 34
Niger 40 3 37
Nigeria 52 - 52
Total 291 27 264

6. Results 2
Seed Policy and Regulation

7. Result 2: Seed Policy and Regulation
Main Activity/Sub Activity Status/ Progress as at FY 2015 Mid-year
Establish COASem
Support the the Regional Seed
Committee and the national seed
committees
Ministers from 17 countries
nominated
17 Chairpersons of National Seed
Committees and
17 Heads of the Seed Quality Control and
Regulatory Services
Regional Seed Committee launched and 1st
Statutory Meeting held
Strengthening capacities to
implement the regulation
Regulatory tools and
guidelines provided to national seed systems
National Capacities strengthened

8. Result 2: Seed Policy and Regulation
Capacity Development & Support
Domain Target Countries
Publish ECOWAS Seed Regulation: 12/17 Member States have gazetted
(Except Cape Verde, Chad, Ghana,
Guinea Bissau and Mauritania).
Capacity Development & Coaching
Variety Release & Cataloguing
Quality Control & Certification
Import/export
645 Cumulative 14 Countries
Benin, B. Faso; Chad, Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau,
Cote D’Ivoire; Niger, Mali,
Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo;
Catalogue Developed, Ghana Quality Control Agents, BF

9. Result 2: Seed Policy and Regulation
Level of Implementation, April 2015……….. 77%
Measures to be undertaken
by ECOWAS-WAEMU-CILSS
Countries
Target
Countries
Benin/BJ
Burkina
Faso/BF
CapoVerde/CV
Chad/CH
Côted’Ivoire/CI
Gambia/GM
Ghana/GH
Guinea/GN
Guinea
Bissau/GW
Liberia/LB
Mali/ML
Mauritania/MR
Niger/NE
Nigeria/NG
Senegal/SN
Sierra
Leone/SL
Togo/TG
%
· Publication in the Official Gazette (2.1) Y Y N N Y N N Y N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y 65
· Review of the Regulatory framework (2.2) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
ü National SeedLaw Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 94
ü DecreeonNational Catalogue Y Y N N Y N Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y N Y 65
ü DecreeonNational SeedCommittee Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 88
ü DecreeonExecutiveRegulationsrelatedto
SeedProduction, QualityControl, Certification, etc.
Y Y N N Y N Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y Y Y
76
ü DecreeonSeedSector Support Fund Y Y N N N N N Y N N N N Y Y Y Y Y 47
· Adaptation of Procedures Manuals (2.3)
ü VarietyRelease(VR) Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N Y N N Y Y N Y 59
ü SeedQualityControl &Certification(SQCC) Y Y N N N Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y N Y 53
ü Import/Export (PC) Y Y N N Y Y N N N N N N N N Y N N 35
· Strengthening capacities on (2.4)
ü HumanResources(VR, SQCCor PC) Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y N Y 59
ü Capital1
Resources Y Y N N Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 76
ü Financial Resources2
Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y 82
Total incountry% 100 100 0 25 83 67 75 75 8 33 83 25 75 92 100 50 92
1
Infrastructure and equipment investments
2
WAAPP Funds

10. 10
National Progress: 2013 to 2015
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Benin
B.Faso
Senegal
Nigeria
Togo
Coted'Ivoire
Mali
Ghana
Guinea
Niger
Gambia
SierraLeone
Liberia
Chad
Mauritania
GuineaBissau
CapeVerde
2013
2015

11. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Year 2013 Year 2015
Percentage Implementation, 2013 & 2015
Regional Progress: 2013 to 2015

12. Result 3
Breeder Seed of New Genetic Materials

13. Result 3: Capacity Development & Supply of Seeds, 2014
Activities Output / Outcome / Milestone
Train Seed Unit Personnel/Breeders
Sets of equipment procured to
improve seed quality - NARS
Graduate Training
Capacity of 362 (20% Female) B. Faso; Mali,
Nigeria, Ghana, Niger (5) +Liberia & Sierra Leone
Capacity of NARS in 13 countries strengthened
through National/Regional Centres of Specialization
Through WAAPP over 100 plant breeders trained
Seed Science and Technology
Support the NARS develop 5-year
seed demand/supply roadmaps
Roadmaps developed for
Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal

14. Result 3: Supply of Breeder Seeds, 2015
Crop Breeder
Seed (tons)
Projections (tons)
Foundation Seed Certified Seeds
2013/2014 54 3,236 211,100
2014/2015 56 3931 298,865
2014 - 90 Private Sector Companies in 6 countries benefited
2015 - Distribution, on-going through contracting
IITA Drought Tolerant Varieties AfricaRice – ARICA &
NERICAs
CSIR-SARI – Released Maize Var Field Day Held in Nigeria

15. Result 4
Agri-Business Development

16. Certified Seed Demand and Supply, 2012/13
Year
Maize Rice Sorghum Millet Cowpea Groundnuts
TotalSupply of Certified Seeds (x 1000 Tons)
Potential Demand,
20/1213 180 365 104 83 302 302 1336
2012/13 Supply 59 106 4 7 1 6 183
Percentage 33% 34% 3.8% 0.7% 0.4% 2.0% 13.6%

17. Result 4: Agri-Business Development
Main Activity/Sub Activity Status/ Progress as at FY 2015 Mid-year
Training on trade negotiation ,
marketing and contracting for the
private sector
 112 entrepreneurs trained in 2015
 536 trained so far in agri-business since 2013
Assist the private sector (SMEs) to
develop good business plans
 16 business plans developed in 2014:
5 in Burkina Faso, 6 in Benin, and 5 in Senegal,
Support the private sector to
access and manage bank loans
 Enterprises that developed business plans in FY 2014
have advanced to access credit facilities.
PLAN D’AFFAIRES
Elaboré avec le soutien de
Avec l'Appui technique de:
Niama Paul MILLOGO: 70 25 20 16
Omer Didier YAMEMGO: 70 74 85 16
Septembre 2014
PSAO/WASP
ENTREPRISE DE PRODUCTION DE SEMENCES AMELIOREES DANS LE BOLGOU (EPSAB)
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BP 24 TENKODOGO E-MAIL : epsab@yahoo.frTEL. : 78 84 17 25/ 70 99 38 83
PROJET DE RENFORCEMENT DES
CAPACITES DE PRODUCTION ET DE
COMMERCIALISATION DES SEMENCES
CERTIFIEES ET DE BASE

18. Result 4: Agri-Business Development
Main Activity/Sub Activity Status/ Progress as at FY 2015 Mid-year
Establish the regional
coordination office of the
private sector AFSTA/WA
 Office of AFSTA/WA functional
Strengthen functioning
capacity of the National Seed
Trade Associations
 Offices of the NSTAs functional (Benin, Burkina Faso,
Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal);
 Training on advocacy and association & association
management underway
Support to ROPPA
PAPROSEM Seed Initiative
Support to Offensive Riz
Activity Quantities
National Seed
Marketing Networks
Senegal, Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Benin
Members trained 242
Quantities of seeds
marketed (tons)
23,557 (rice, maize and groundnuts)
Target quantities of
foundation seeds (tons)
1,000 – Project development
underway

19. Status of the electronic platform: www.wasix.net.
Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Senegal,
Sierra Leone & Togo
8
Number of seed producers registered 986
Number of visitors 4,432
Quantity of Seed on Website Quantities (Tons)
 Rice 15054
 Maize 4024
 Sorghum 757
 Cowpea 104
 Groundnut 906
Total 20,850
Class of seed supported in 2014 WAAPP/WASP National (Tons)
Certified 48 105
Foundation 358
Breeder
56

20. Information & Communication
Main Activity/Sub Activity Status/ Progress as at FY 2015 Mid-year
Facilitate the dissemination of
program information
Information available on WASIX and WASP
Website, Flyers;
Support to catalogue development
Harmonized regional regulation;
Executive Regulations for COASem;
Procedure manual for variety release
Directories of seed system stakeholders in 7 Countries
Documents and photo-galery available on-line
https://www.flickr.com/photos/125925112@N05/
Distance Learning
Seed Fairs

21. Certified Seed Supply in 2012/13 and 2013/14
Year
Maize Rice Sorghum Millet Cowpea Groundnuts
TotalSupply of Certified Seeds (x 1000 Tons)
2012/13 Supply 59 106 4 7 1 6 183
2014/15 Supply 108 114 8 7 4 26 372
Increase (%) 83 8 100 0 300 333 103
0
100 000
200 000
300 000
400 000
Year 2012/13 Year 2014/15
Quantities of Seed (Tons) 2012/13 & 2014/15

22. Post-Ebola Agric. Rehabilitation Program
Liberia, S. Leone and Guinea
Benefits
Phase 2: Certified Seed Production from Foundation Seed
2015 Seed Production Rice Cowpea Total
Ceritified Seeds (tons) 8400 700 8510
2016 Benefits Rice Cowpea Total
No. of Ha. Beneficiaries 672,000 45,000 717,000
No. of Beneficiaries 336,000 70,000 406,000
Grain Produced (tons) 1,344,000 45,000 1,389,000
Phase 1: Certified Seed Mobilization from WAAPP Countries
2015 Benefits Rice Maize Cowpea Totol
Certified Seed
(Tons) 4860 247 110 5217
No. of Ha.
Beneficiaries 97200 12350 11000 110430
No. of
Beneficiaries 194400 24700 22000 191010
Grain Produced
(tons) 291600 49400 22000 363000

23. Images from Seed Supplying & Receiving Countries
Seeds from B. Faso to Liberia & S. Leone Seeds from Guinea to Liberia
Vice President, Liberia Farmer Association, Liberia Min. of Agric. S. Leone

24. Conclusions
Continued improvements of the seed systems by up-scaling
successful models, modules and best practices with the
private sector at the centre in alliances is ensuring
increased supply and use of quality seeds.

25. Thank You