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Editorial Note
Seed Info aims to stimulate communication and information exchange among seed staff in the Central, West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. The purpose is to contribute towards the development of stronger national seed programs which supply quality seed to farmers.
In the VIEWS section we will present the second of the two-part article on seed policy and regulatory issues by N.P. Louwaars, from Wageningen UR, The Netherlands. The first section focused on conceptual framework on the development of seed policy and regulatory environment arising from the three main functions of seed and the increasing complexity of globalization of policies. In his second article he will focus on options for implementation of seed policy. The forum is aimed at encouraging a transparent dialogue among professionals to debate and broaden our understanding of the issues that affect seed industry development. We would welcome your contribution to the on-going dialogue on issues affecting the seed sector at national, regional or global levels.
The section on SEED PROGRAMS includes news from Afghanistan, Cyprus, Pakistan, Syria and Uzbekistan. The update on the activities of FHCRAA will present the progress on rehabilitation of agriculture and seed sector in Afghanistan. From Ethiopia we report on the reorganization of the agricultural input supply sector following the merger of the Ethiopian Seed Industry Agency and National Fertilizer Agency. In Lebanon we focus on the status of the vegetable seed industry.
In the HOW TO section, your regular contributor, Abdoul Aziz Niane presents the flow chart for Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for purity test supplementing the descriptive SOPs appeared in Seed Info No. 22.
Since its establishment as a regional newsletter Seed Info published very diverse views on seed program development and news from national seed programs in CWANA region and beyond. While information exchange remain at the heart of the newsletter there is a desire from the general public to introduce a research section to diversify quality of information delivered to its readers. The RESEARCH section is aimed at capturing a wealth of information available on adapted research in seed science and technology that are of relevance and of immediate application for seed program development in the region or elsewhere. Under this section, we would also like to present development oriented alternative approaches to improve seed supply in areas which are of particular relevance to less favorable environments, remote areas with poor infrastructure and less commercial crops which are crucial for the livelihood of small-scale resource poor farmers.
Within this context in this issue Dr Ismail Küsmenoglu, Managing Director of Exporters Union Research and Seed Company (ITAS), will present an article Participatory Transfer of Integrated Technology: A Promising Approach to Increase Food Legume Production in Turkey. ITAS is the first private sector initiative of its kind looking for alternative ways of improving the legume seed supply through the participation of the industry and farmers in Turkey.
We wish you an enjoyable read.
Zewdie Bishaw,
Editor