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Review and Validation Meeting of the NASC Strategic and Operational Plan for the Nigeria Seed Industry, held at Chelsea Hotel, Central Business District, Abuja on September 11, 2019

September 12, 2019 /in /by

NASC has presented stakeholders with a 5 year Strategic Plan Document which it wants to use in revitalizing the seed sub-sector in Nigeria. Seed which is the foundation of agriculture has been a major challenge the Nigeria agricultural sector is facing, as fake and uncertified seeds are visible in the open market. Dr. Phillip Ojo, […]

SENSITIZATION AND TRAINING WORKSHOP ON OPERATIONS AND USES OF THE NATIONAL SEED TRACKER HELD AT IITA IBADAN, FROM JUNE 24-25, 2019

June 30, 2019 /in /by

The mandate of NASC, to regulate the production, marketing, trade and use of seeds in Nigeria is being achieved through the upgrade of seed certification and quality control from the conventional analogue method to digital certification; with a new innovation known as the National Seed Tracker (NST) recently launched at the SeedConnect 2019. This will […]

NASC wins NIRSAL Award

May 30, 2019 /in /by

In recognition of the Council’s contribution to agriculture in Nigeria, NASC won an award at the Agricultural Value Chain (AVC) Award Night organized by The Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) on May 23, 2019, held at Statement Hotel, Abuja. The award won was under the category Champion of Smallholder Agriculture – […]

President Buhari reappoints Dr. Phillip Olusegun Ojo as Seed Council DG

May 30, 2019 /in /by

President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed the Director-General of the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), Dr. Phillip Olusegun Ojo, as a result of the successes of the seed sector in Nigeria under his watch. According to a letter signed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, the re-appointment takes effect from Sunday, […]

KICK OFF OF ACTIVITIES TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT AND INTRODUCTION OF A NASCODE SMART SEED LABELING AND VERIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR NIGERIA, HELD AT NASC HEADQUARTERS, SHEDA ON FRIDAY MAY 3, 2019.

May 11, 2019 /in /by

In a bid to further enhance the seed sector in Nigeria and West Africa, a letter of intent between NASC and mPedigree, the technology giant behind the success of Goldkeys platform globally, was signed. This will mean that in the next few months, NASC will just like in the pharmaceutical industry introduce a turnkey electronic […]

SeedConnect Africa Conference & Exhibition 2019

April 17, 2019 /in /by

The second edition of the SeedConnect Africa Conference and Exhibition 2019 organized by The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) was held at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja, from April 15-16, 2019. The conference had in attendance over 400 participants from within and outside Nigeria. Representing the international seed sector were Dr. Andreas Wais, Secretary General, […]

‘PARTNERS MEETING’ ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION (PVP) LAW IN NIGERIA, HELD AT NASC HEADQUARTERS, KM 29, ABUJA-LOKOJA EXPRESSWAY, SHEDA, FCT

February 21, 2019 /in /by

Nigeria through the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) is in the process of developing legislation for the protection of new plant variety. To this end, a draft law for Nigeria was received from the International Union for the Protection of new Plant Variety (UPOV) for domestication and adoption. The draft document has since undergone review […]

SEEDCONNECT AFRICA CONFERENCE AND EXPO 2018

June 10, 2018 /in /by

The National Agricultural Seeds Council organized a 2-day conference tagged “SeedConnect Conference and Africa Expo 2018” which was held at Rockview Hotel (Royale), Abuja, from June 5th – 6th, 2018. The conference with the theme, “The Nigerian Seed Industry: Evaluating the Seed Sector and Developing a Sustainable Framework to Bolster the Growth of the Seed […]

NASC, PERL-DFID AGRICULTURAL SEEDS MEDIA DIALOGUE

June 3, 2018 /in /by

The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) had a one-day Agricultural Seeds Media Dialogue at the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja on May 31st, 2018. The aim of the dialogue is to forge a strong and formidable partnership with the media in the renewed campaign of the Council to establish a market-driven seed industry for the production and distribution […]