Deadline to apply for Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP): 1 October 2013
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation is organizing the Training on ”Integrated seed sector development ‘ in the Netherlands from 19 May – 06 June 2014. Support to participate in this training programme is available from the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP).
Over the last decades, the formal seed system in most developing countries has shifted from a publicly dominated sector to a privately dominated sector. However, throughout the world, the largest quantities of seed are still produced by farmers themselves. Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) aims to better link informal and formal seed systems, and balance public and private sector involvement.
Training is organized by Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation.
Course objectives–
Upon completion of the course applicants will-
- be able to support farmer groups in taking an entrepreneurial approach towards seed production and trade
- know how to strengthen private and public functions in seed sector development
- know how to address through partnerships and innovation institutional bottlenecks in the seed sector
- understand how international agreements impact on domestic seed policies, seed laws and regulatory frameworks
- understand the opportunities for putting the ISSD-concept into practice in their own work context
Target audience–
The course is designed for researchers, managers, policy makers and practitioners, working in a field related to seed sector development, employed by public, private, civil society, research, education and/or development organisations. Applicants should have a Master’s degree and have at least three years of relevant professional experience. Fluency in English is necessary.
For more information, visit this link.
Learn how to apply for the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) to participate in this training programme from this link. Countries eligible to apply for NFP are Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Peru, Albania, Georgia, Philippines, Armenia, Ghana, Rwanda, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, , Guatemala, Senegal, Bangladesh, India, Somalia, Benin, Indonesia, South Africa, Bhutan, Jordan, South Sudan, Bolivia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Burkina Faso, Macedonia, Sudan, Burundi, Mali, Surinam, Cambodia, Mongolia, Tanzania, Colombia, Mozambique, Thailand, Djibouti, Myanmar (Burma), , Uganda, DR Congo, Nepal, Vietnam, Egypt, Nicaragua, Yemen, Eritrea, Nigeria, Zambia, Pakistan, Zimbabwe.
