Seed Systems Regulatory Flexibility to Address...
This paper addresses a gap in current literature regarding the role of law and regulation in linking the informal and formal seed sectors. Drawing...more
Journal article | February 16, 2024
Opportunities and Constraints in Regulated Finance
For the Emergency and Humanitarian Aid Seed Sector in Uganda
This paper draws from Opportunity International’s experience in agriculture and refugee financing in two settlements in Uganda from 2019. It discusses the Ugandan refugee context, the response from the Ugandan government and NGOs, and the shift away from food in-kind towards a market development approach within the humanitarian sector. It reviews current seed and agriculture work, and the role of financial service providers.
Strengths and weaknesses of organized crop seed...
The present study attempts to better understand these factors by drawing cases from twenty-five seed producer groups in five countries (Vietnam,...more
Standard Seed in Kenya
In response to concern regarding low volumes of non-maize crops, key regulatory, institutional, and private industry stakeholders recommended a new...more
