NASC, PIND partnership aims to boost Niger Delta seed industry
NASC and PIND signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand community-based seed production in the Niger Delta.
In Brief
- •NASC and PIND signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand community-based seed production in the Niger Delta.
- •The partnership will extend NASC’s Licensed Seed Inspectors Scheme and certification services to local communities.
- •The first joint deliverable is the Nigeria Seed Systems Forum 2026 in Abuja, bringing policymakers, investors, researchers, seed companies and farmers together.
- •The collaboration focuses on high‑demand vegetables such as tomato, pepper and cucumber, and on cassava, banana and yam under NASC’s PROSSIVA programme.
Why It Matters
Improving access to certified seeds and quality planting materials is essential for boosting agricultural productivity and food security in the Niger Delta. By bringing regulatory oversight and market linkages together, the partnership seeks to attract investment, strengthen local seed enterprises, and protect farmers from poor‑quality planting materials, thereby supporting Nigeria’s broader goal of a sustainable domestic seed industry.
Key Details
- MoU signing
- 2026-09-18
- First joint deliverable
- Nigeria Seed Systems Forum 2026
- Focus crops
- tomato, pepper, cucumber, cassava, banana, yam
- Partners
- NASC, PIND
- Location of MoU signing
- Abuja, Nigeria
Context & Background
The partnership builds on a 2016 initiative, the Building an Economically Sustainable Seed System for Cassava programme, which involved the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and the National Root Crops Research Institute.
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