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CIMMYT’s
Seed Security Initiatives in
southern Africa
John MacRobert
NSIMA, DTMA, IRMA and SIMLESA
NSIMA
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DTMA
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IRMA
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SIMLESA
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NSIMA = New Seed
Initiative for Maize in
Southern Africa
DTMA = Drought
Tolerant Maize for
Africa
IRMA = Insect Resistant
Maize for Africa
SIMLESA = Sustainable
Intensification of
Maize and Legumes in
Eastern and Southern
Africa
NSIMA VISION:
A comprehensive seed value chain
that is developing and disseminating
sufficient quantities of affordable quality seed
of improved, adapted and appropriate maize varieties
that will contribute to improving the livelihoods and
food security of resource-poor small-holder farmers
in southern Africa.
Seed Value Chain
CIMMYT
Breeding, Germplasm,
Technical Backstopping
Variety Development
(Breeding)
NARS
Regional, National
& Mother-Baby Trials
Data for Release
Variety Testing and
Registration
NARS
Basic Seed Provision
Seed Production Training
Information
Demonstrations
Production and Processing
Small
Seed
Ent.
Marketing and Sales
Distribution
FARMER
Agrodealers
Extension
Large
Seed
Ent.
National Structure of
NSIMA-DTMA-IRMA
NARES
NSIMA –
CIMMYT
Govt.
Multistakeholder
NCU
NGOs
Universities
Private
sector
Seed
Information
Agrochems
Technology
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Thank you