Dear Joseph,

Thank You for sharing the findings of the assessment. Unfortunately, I was not able to participate due to other engagements.The summary is quite detailed.  I hope to participate in one of the assessment soon. On the recommendation ''there is no justification for continuous seed distribution being undertaken by the government and development partner''. This will require implementation of the way forward (which are very good) provided and again which requires a lot of technical advocacy to ensure smooth transition.

How do we ensure Seed security assessment is funded by County Governments or National Government to inform food security interventions?

Kenya Colleagues: I will be moving from Eldoret to Nanyuki end of this month.

Regards

Simon Mbuki - Technical Specialist - Livelihoods
Northern Region - World Vision Kenya
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From:        "Okidi, Joseph (FAOKE)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:        02/06/2015 11:52 AM
Subject:        New Year Greetings
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I send my sincere gratitude and greetings to all who managed to get to the New Year -2015. It has been a while without any discussion in our community of practice on seed security issues around the horn of Africa (HoA). I know end (2014) and beginning of 2015 had their tolls on our workload, but I believe we all got through.
 
Seed Security Assessment updates:
 

·         Kenya: Towards the end of last year, FAO Kenya in collaboration with County Government (Agricultural Department) conducted a seed security assessment in the South Eastern Livelihood zone. Key findings are as summarized in the attached document.  Any comment on the  findings and recommendation is welcome.
 
·         Malawi: The recent flood in Malawi has call for humanitarian response. For effective and efficient response, FAO in Collaboration with CRS is organizing a Rapid Seed Security Assessment from 16th to 28th of this month.
 
·         Uganda: A seed security assessment will be conducted in West Nile by the Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) Programme with technical support from FAO . This assessment will commence in the second week of March.
 
Please let us know if you are planning any seed security assessment in your country/region, and do not hesitate to contact us for any technical support.
 
Wishing you all a happy New Year!!
 
Regards,
 
Joseph Okidi
Regional Seed Security Officer (HoA)
FAO Kenya
+254 (0) 733 997696
+254 (0) 788 508837
 



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