CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SEED PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

摘要

In this section we invite national seed programs, projects, universities, and regional and international organizations to provide news about their seed-related activities. The project on Accelerated seed multiplication to counter the threat of stem rust supported by USAID Famine Fund from 2008-2011, is implemented by ICARDA and CIMMYT in six countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nepal and Pakistan. The primary objective is to ensure fast replacement of existing commercial vulnerable varieties with new rust resistant high yielding varieties in the target countries, aiming at 5-10% variety replacement by the end of the 3 year rapid seed multiplication and distribution scheme.