Integrated Seed Sector Development in Myanmar
ISSD Myanmar organized 5th National Seed Sector Platform meeting on 14th May 2019 at Parkroyal Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The theme of the meeting was ‘Alternative Quality Assurance Systems: the role of the Private Sector’. Around 90 participants from all seed sectors; public, private and development partners attended the meeting.
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The Business Opportunities report highlights opportunities for domestic and international companies to invest in Myanmar’s seed sector.
Read moreThe purpose of this study was to analyse the rice seed sector in the Ayeyarwady delta and document seed use, demand and supply in Myanmar. The study aims to provide the Livelihood and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) with recommendations for its investments for improving the rice seed sector’s performance in an integrated and sustainable way.
Read moreIntegrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) is an inclusive approach that recognizes and builds upon a diversity of seed systems in the sector. It is based on eight guiding principles that foster the development of a vibrant, pluralistic and market-oriented seed sector.
Read moreThe study presents an integrated assessment of Myanmar’s seed sector. The study includes an analyses on regulatory environment for seed production and sales; a characterization of Myanmar’s seed sector and seed systems; a landscape of current seed sector interventions; an analysis of three seed value-chains and Myanmar’s seed farm system; as well as business opportunities for the private sector.
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The Action Agenda has been developed during a large public-private gathering in Nay Pyi Taw, on 4 April 2017. At the meeting there was high-level representation of the government, the private sector and development partners. The Action Agenda aims to divide tasks between support projects and presents a coordination structure for subsequent platform meetings and monitoring of progress.
Read moreThis Roadmap has been developed by the Myanmar Agriculture Network, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, the private seed sector and international development organizations. The documents describe the wider policy context, strategic directions forward, as well as the practical problems as faced by seed companies and seed growers on the ground.
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