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Meeting of partners on the project “Increasing production and dissemination of quality Early Generation Seeds (EGS) to improve income and food security of farmers in Nigeria”

August 19, 2020 /in /by

The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) is leading a consortium of 3 partners (NASC, Value Seeds, and Premier Seeds Limited) on a project aimed at ensuring production of quality EGS. As part of the project, NASC is working with relevant partners, including National Research Institutes (NARIs) with mandates for Maize, Rice, and Soybean to enhance […]

SEED RETREAT 2020

March 2, 2020 /in /by

A National Seed Retreat was held on the 27th February, 2020 at the Institute of Agricultural Research, ABU, Zaria. The retreat was convened as a forum for strategic discourse to understand the reflections of stakeholders in the seed industry; to plan, evaluate, as well as address the prospects and challenges of the seed industry in […]

Hon. Minister of Agric pays courtesy visit to NASC Headquarters

February 25, 2020 /in /by

The Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, paid a courtesy visit to the Headquarters of NASC, Sheda on Thursday February 20, 2020. The Minister was received by the DG NASC, Directors and members of the Seed Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (SEEDAN); afterwhich, he was taken on a tour of the facilities and […]

TRAINING ON CASSAVA THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION BY NASC IN COLLABORATION WITH CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS) HELD IN MAKURDI, BENUE STATE, FROM OCTOBER 28TH – 30TH, 2019

November 1, 2019 /in /by

A training on 3rd Party Certification under the BASICS (Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System) Project was held in Makurdi, Benue State. Third Party Certification involves the use of trained and licensed private agents to carry out seed field inspection, certification under NASC supervision. The Amended Seed Act 2019 allows NASC to use […]

2019 SEED FAIR AND FARMERS’ FIELD DAY

October 20, 2019 /in /by

The 2019 Seed Fair & Farmers’ Field Day was held at the NASC Headquarters, Sheda, on Thursday October 17, 2019. The event was chaired by the Hon. Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development, Alh. Muhammad Sabo Nanono; where he charged Research Institutes to develop crops that can thrive without excessive use of chemicals so that […]