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New study highlights potential of seed producing cooperatives in Western Africa

May 25, 2018
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Across nearly all countries in Western and Central Africa, seed producing farmer cooperatives play a key role in improving access to quality seeds for smallholder farmers. A new study by the Access to Seeds Index, made possible with the support of AgriCord and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), reviewed the activities of over 50 seed producing cooperatives in 20 countries in the region. A first draft of the study was discussed by regional experts in Accra on 17 April 2018. According to one of the experts, the study highlights ‘the indigenous power of the seed sector in Western and Central Africa.’

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