A seminar on fostering the seed industry will be held in Washington on 14 December, centering on findings in a policy brief on the industry produced by the Enabling Agricultural Trade Project, a U.S. Agency for International Development initiative, and Iowa State University’s Seed Science Center.
The brief, Building an Enabling Environment for Seed Sector Growth, says the industry needs policies focused on initial support to the private sector while allowing it to adapt to the market and develop independently through a transparent, rules-based legal and regulatory system, instead of advancing government control and supervision.
Participants will include Joseph Cortes of Iowa State University, Mark Huisenga of USAID and Judy Chambers of the International Food Policy Research Institute.
Further information, including registration links, is available here.