Subject: Monthly Newsletter: IFDC Projects Catalyze Seed Systems Development

Improving Access to Quality Seeds • IFDC Pilot Plant and Research • June Project Feature • Preparations for IFDC's 50th Anniversary • and more!

June 2023 Newsletter

IFDC Projects Catalyze Seed Systems Development in East Africa and the Sahel

Producers in South Sudan apply fertilizer to their field

From the Sahel Region to East Africa, IFDC is using an innovative, private sector-led approach to make locally adaptive quality seeds accessible to smallholder farmers across the African continent.


Over 500,000 African farmers are benefiting from IFDC's seed projects, which include ISSD/Sahel in Mali and Niger, A3-SEED in South Sudan, and PSSD in Burundi.

June Project Feature: A3-SEED

Farmers show off their mini-seed packets in South Sudan

Funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Juba, the Accelerating Agriculture and Agribusiness in South Sudan for Enhanced Economic Development (A3-SEED) project aims to provide market-oriented interventions to move from humanitarian support to a commercial, sustainable, and adaptive seed sector.

Learn More about A3-SEED

Seeds for Sustainable Development

Producers manage a field in Burundi

The PSSD project promotes high-quality seeds for good harvests

In Burundi, the PSSD project works with private and public sector partners to promote the development of a private sector-led seed industry that is able to provide farmers with sustainable access to high-quality seed and agricultural advisory services.


A South Sudanese woman sits among several seed varieties

Improved seed sector ‘leaves no one behind’ in South Sudan

The seed sector directly influences three aspects of food security: food availability, access, and stability. A3-SEED improves farmers' sustainable access to high-quality planting materials and knowledge of good agricultural practices, which are crucial to improving food security.


Millets grow in a field

ISSD/Sahel releases national seed roadmap for Mali

The Feuille de Route Nationale Semencière (FdRNS) for Mali is a strategic document that guides the seed sector to work towards improving farmers' access to and use of quality seeds.


Sorghum grows in Niger

New roadmap to guide seed sector development in Niger

The FdRNS for Niger can be used to guide collaboration between the government, seed sector actors, and development partners for the establishment of a harmonized, structured seed sector.


Recent News and Blogs

A family from Bangladesh poses in their rice field

Boosting resilience to climate change and increasing fertilizer use efficiency in Bangladesh

The Feed the Future Bangladesh Climate Smart Agriculture Project, funded by USAID and led by IFDC, aims to facilitate farmers, firms, and public sector actors to increase the sustainable productivity and crop diversity of smallholder farmers through a more resilient and inclusive food and agriculture production system in Bangladesh.


Henk sits with team members during a field trial demonstration

IFDC President and CEO strengthens partnerships and enhances collaboration in Africa

As part of his tour to visit all of the countries where IFDC is active, Henk van Duijn traveled to our offices in Togo, Benin, and Cote d'Ivoire during May and June. During his visits, van Duijn met with IFDC teams, partners, and donors to discuss continued collaboration for soil health, plant nutrition, and agricultural development on the continent.


 

Making Next-generation Agricultural Solutions a Reality

From idea to commercialization, IFDC is your one-stop shop for developing cutting-edge fertilizer, soil health, and plant nutrition technologies.


Whether your concept is on the back of a napkin or an established process that needs improving, we can turn your next generation ideas for agricultural innovation into a reality.

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Preparations Underway for IFDC's 50th

IFDC 50th anniversary graphic

Preparations are currently underway for IFDC's 50th Anniversary celebration in 2024.


For almost fifty years, IFDC has combined innovative research, market systems development, and strategic partnerships to spread sustainable agricultural solutions for improved soil health, food security, and livelihoods around the world.


If you have memories or photographs from our history to contribute to IFDC's 50th Anniversary celebration, share them with us by uploading them to the dropbox link below!

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