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mary karanja <[log in to unmask]>
Wed, 18 May 2016 23:58:19 -0700
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Hie,
Thanks for the information and updates.
Shared the seed systems report for Kenya with the policy team in Kilimo.
Best Regards,
Mary
On May 19, 2016 9:21 AM, "Okidi, Joseph (FAOKE)" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Dear members,
>
>
>
> Greetings from SSA CoP secretariat. It has been a while for us to be in
> touch on seed security issues. I believe many of you have been a bit busy
> with various assignments since the beginning of the year. Having been out
> of touch for sometimes, we would like to provide you with a few updates
> bellow.
>
>
>
> *UPDATES*
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>
>
> ·       *South Sudan:* FAO South Sudan in collaboration with Ministry of
> Agriculture at various levels (National, State and Count) and a number of
> NGO partners will be conducting a Rapid seed security assessment (SSA) in
> few weeks from now. The aim of the assessment is to determine seed security
> situation for the up-coming (second) season, and provide appropriate
> recommendations for response, particularly in regards to crisis affected
> households/communities.  FAO is also planning to conduct a country wide
> country-wide SSA between October and December this year. Those
> (organization) interested in joining hands with FAO  should let us know as
> soon as possible for planning purposes.
>
>
>
> ·       *Ethiopia:* CRS Ethiopia in last quarter of 2015 conducted a
> rapid seed security assessment in the *Belg* growing areas of Amhara,
> Oromia, SNNPR and Tigray Region. This was in response to understand the
> effect of drought that has  widely described as the worst in 50 years.  The
> drought caused an estimated production loss of between 44% to 99%. The
> immediate impact of this assessment was that CRS was able to  change some
> of the wrong crops they were planning to procure and distribute for *belg*
> season. The assessment also provided a outlook into what the both the
> formal and informal seed sector can offer and what they cannot- more
> details in the attached report.
>
>
>
> ·       *SSA Practitioners’ Guide:* We are in the final stages of
> printing the SSA guide, and few copies will be sent to FAO country offices
> (Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda and Rwanda). We shall update
> you on as soon as the copies are dispatched to the country offices.
>
>
>
> ·       *Request:* Members provide us  with any completed, on-going or
> seed security assessment plan or responses.
>
>
>
>
>
> *DISCUSSION POINT*
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> ·       What do you understand by the terms *ACUTE* and *CHRONIC* seed
> insecurity?
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>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Joseph
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