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Adopt global seed standards to boost production — Government

IGMAZ said continued reliance on imports threatened the country’s economic sovereignty and undermined the objectives of the Land Reform Programme.

GOVERNMENT has challenged agricultural stakeholders to adopt international seed certification standards to boost production in the agricultural sector. This comes after the government, in partnership with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), embarked on a process to review and update seed certification regulatory frameworks. Currently, Zimbabwe’s seed certification scheme, gazetted 25 years ago, falls short…

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