Seed commodity chain of Rwanda

Site plan

Module 0-General information

• National and sector strategies



Vision 2020
National Agricultural Policy
Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy 2008-2012
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) - June2002-GoR
Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation in Rwanda


• Rwanda Seed Commodity Chain Support Project (AFSR)
Main studies and missions carried out by the AFSR project
Slip presenting the AFSR project




• Maps



• General maps of Rwanda
Administrative maps
Agro-bio-climatic maps
Soil maps with potential cultivation areas per species
• Maps related to the seed sector in Rwanda
Location of ISAR and RADA stations
Distribution of seed multipliers

Module 1-Understanding the seed commodity chain

• General information
Seed Commodity Chain : status & issues
Main texts
National Seed Policy
National Seed Master Plan / National Seed Action Plan




• Organisation of the seed commodity chain



• General information
Seed Commodity Chain scheme
Seed Commodity Chain challenges
• Main stakeholders
• ISAR
ISAR Seed Unit presentation
• RADA
RADA
• Stakeholder's Committee of the Seed Commodity Chain
Chart of the Stakeholder's Committee of the Seed Commodity Chain
Mission and functionning of the Stakeholder's Committee
Legal Document of the Stakeholder's Committee
Minutes of the meeting of Stakeholder's Committee
• Quality control
Quality control


• Seed statistics
Cultivated areas
Productions
Official selling prices for quality seeds
Declaration of crops
Details




• Stakeholders
Stakeholders directory




• Agricultural trends and events
Main events
Agricultural trends

Module 2-Legislation and regulations

• Seed law




• Applicable regulations (RADA/NSL)



• Glossary
Definitions
• Decrees
Implementing regulations
• Recognitions
• Seed producers
Quality control sequences
Application form for quality seed multiplier
• Quality seed dealers
Application form for quality seed dealers
• Variety homologation
• Variety homologation requirements
Variety homologation requirements
• Variety homologation committee
Variety homologation commitee
• Approved varieties
Homologated varieties catalogue
• Quality control process
• Crop statement (declaration)
Crops declaration form
• Harvest statement (declaration)
Harvest declaration form
• Field control
Field control slip
• Laboratory control
Health standards for grains
Health standards for tubors
Germination standards for grains
Germination standards for tubors
Grain varietal purity
Tubors Varietal Purity
Grain specific purity
Tubors specific purity
Grain water content / Grain moisture content
Tubor water content/ Tubor moisture content
• Certification
Certifications procedures
Tag
• Conditionning and processing
Processing standards
• Control tariffs
Tariff
• Seed importation
• Rules and modalities
Rules and modalities for seed import
• Penalties
Penalties in case of non compliance to rules


• Other legal documents
Land Law
Pesticide regulations & rules
List of VAT exempt agricultural equipment and input




• Authorised seed multipliers and traders
Seed multipliers registry
Sellers registry

Module 3-Scientific background

• Approved varieties
Homologated variety catalogue (summary per species)




• Varietal Identity Forms




• Crops Identity Files




• Foundation seed multiplication



• Multiplication protocoles
• Foundation seed production
Presentation of the Seed Unit-ISAR
Locations for foundation seed production
Actuel foundation seed production
Evolution of foundation seed production
Satisfaction rate for foundation seeds
Production planning [foundation seed]


• Information on research and ISAR
Presentation of ISAR
ISAR main programs
Plant Genetic Resources Management Program
ISAR news

Module 4-Technical know-how

• Technical and economical variety specifications



• Food crops
• Groundnut
• Wheat
• Common bean
• Climbing bean
• Maize
• Green pea
• Irish potato
• Rice
• Sorghum
• Soya bean
• Cassava
• Sweet potato
• Cash crops
• Tea
• Coffee
• Sugar cane
• Pyrethrum
• Fruit crops
• Maracuja / Passiflora sp.
• Banana
• Fodder crops
• Marshland crops
• Carot
• Cabage
• Onion
• Tomato
• Horticulture
• Tree species


• Useful agricultural information



• Climatic data
Rainfall
• Prices
Consumption food prices
Quality seed prices
Prices of inputs
• Other information
Suppliers of inputs
Suppliers of agricultural equipment
Agro-processing Factories


• Training manuals



• Trainer manuals
Supply and marketing , consolidated activities (traininer's manual)
Commercial seeds production techniques (trainer's manual)
Cooperative organization (trainer's manual)
Saving-credit and internal fund raising ( trainer's manual)
• Trainee manuals
Supply and marketing, consolidated activities (traininer's manual)
Commercial seeds production techniques (trainer's manual)
Cooperative organization (trainer's manual)
Saving-credit and internal fund raising ( trainer's manual)

Module 5-Supply & demand

• National balance



• Effective demand survey
Effective demand survey
• Prospects
Evolution of productions
Projections


• Production season balance



• Global production of current season
Foundation seeds
Basic seeds
Certified seeds and quality declared seeds


• Short term-instantaneous supply & demand
Quality seed demand
Stock registry

Module 6-Economic and financial aspects

• Credit sytems
Credit systems accessible to seed producers




• Cost-effectiveness of improved seed
Profitability slips for seed production




• Financial institutions
Funding institutions directory