NATIONAL SEEDS III

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The objective of the Third National Seeds Project is to support the Government's efforts to assist farmers by ensuring the timely availability of quality seeds at economical prices, through the expansion and modernization of the seed industry. In order to achieve this, the project will comprise a project component and a program component. The project component will finance : (1) infrastructure development for seed multiplication both for public and private enterprises; (2) expenditures associated with variety development and seed industry regulation and quality control; (3) seed cleaning on farmer's fields; and (4) consultancy services focused on institutional development and training. The program component will support institutional reforms needed to increase productivity and efficiency of the public sector seed corporations.