Mauritania

Last updated: April 2019
  • Region Western and Central Africa
  • UPOV membership status UPOV member through the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)
  • Participation in OECD Seed Schemes No
  • ISTA accredited member laboratories No
  • GM crop approval for cultivation No
  • Law on Plant Variety Protection Annex X of the 1999 agreement revising the Bangui Agreement on the creation of the African Intellectual Property Organization
Seed sector in Mauritania

The Access to Seeds Index currently has no data available on the seed sector in Mauritania, as the county was not part of the scope of regional landscaping studies.

Observations

Only four index companies have a presence in Mauritania, and they limit themselves to sales activities.

Index company activities identified in Mauritania
Company Crops in portfolio Company activities in country
Companies selected for
the Access to Seeds Index
Field
crops
Vegetables Breeding
location
Testing
location
Seed
production
Processing
location
Sales Extension
services
East-West Seed
Faso Kaba
Pop Vriend Seeds
Technisem