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 […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]