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Publish Date : 24-Nov-2015

Malawi is seeking to align its seed regulations to the province by Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) Seed Harmonization Implementation Plan (COMSHIP).

In Lilongwe, secretary for Agriculture, Erica Maganga said amid the formal start of the National Seed Consultative Meeting that COMSHIP is focused to bring about a system of execution scheme that comprises modalities at national and regional level and also as a transparent, coherent, monitoring, application, improvement and domestication of COMESA seed trade harmonization regulations.

She said, "This will contribute to achieving accelerated agricultural growth, a well structured seed industry development that is not only necessary but very essential."

She noted that a vie seed industry well connected to the world seed sector is capable to provide a constant stream of new types for all the relevant crops.

COMESA representative John Mukuka said that there is requirement for member states to harmonize their seed regulations to the COMESA seed framework.

He said, "There are a lot of opportunities for member states if they align their seed trade regulations to the COMESA because they will not have limits in terms of where to sell their seed varieties as they will do cross border trade in the region and beyond."

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