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OTHER REGULATORY TOOLS

 

TEST CASES

NML has been "stress testing" the findings from our legal and regulatory guides and case studies in Test Cases conducted under the Seeds2B program, with the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA).  Working as project partners in close collaboration with seed companies and breeding institutions over the last two years, NML and SFSA have been able to collect both qualitative and quantitative data on the implementation of the harmonized seed regulatory systems within four Regional Economic Communities throughout Africa (the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC), and the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS)).  The Test Case results demonstrate the tangible impacts of legal and regulatory reform efforts, especially within regional trading systems.  This information also supports the development of more targeted recommendations for reforms. 

Seed Policy Harmonization in COMESA and SADC: The Case of Zambia

​​by Katrin Kuhlmann, Yuan Zhou, and Shannon Keating, for the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) (February 2019)

Seed Policy Harmonization in ECOWAS: The Case of Nigeria

​​by Katrin Kuhlmann, Yuan Zhou, Adron Nalinya Naggayi and Heather Lui, for the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) (December 2018)

Seed Policy Harmonization in ECOWAS: The Case of Ghana

​​by Katrin Kuhlmann, and Yuan Zhou, for the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) (January 2016)

Regional Variety Release Test Cases: 2016 Findings

​by Katrin Kuhlmann, and Yuan Zhou, for the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) (February 2017)

Seed Policy Harmonization in the EAC and COMESA: The Case of Kenya

by Katrin Kuhlmann, and Yuan Zhou, for the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) (September 2015).

Seed Policy Harmonization in SADC and COMESA: The Case of Zimbabwe

​by Katrin Kuhlmann, and Yuan Zhou, for the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) (September 2015)

PRESENTATIONS

Plant Variety Registration and Licensing Agreements

by Katrin Kuhlmann, for the AFSTA Congress Special Interest Groups Meeting (March 2019)

REGULATORY SYSTEMS MAPS

Development and Comparison of Seed Regulatory Systems Maps in Ethiopia

by New Markets Lab and Catholic Relief Services (2022)

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