Dear Members,
1. Acute seed insecurity is normally brought on by distinct, short duration
events that often affect a broad range of population. ie loss of harvest of
a season, floods , short civil unrest etc. Seed systems can be very
resilient.
2. Chronic seed insecurity is independent of acute disaster, although it may
be exaggerated by it. It normally occurs among populations who have been
marginalized in different ways eg Arid areas, Continual drought.
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From: "Okidi, Joseph (FAOKE)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 06:19:56 +0000
Subject: SSA Updates and Dicussion Points
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
·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
·What do you understand by the terms ACUTE and CHRONIC seed insecurity?
Regards,
Joseph
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