REFRESHER TRAINING COURSE FOR SEED COMPANIES, LICENSED SEED INSPECTORS AND LEAD OUTGROWERS UNDER ENCIBSS PROJECT.

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Over the course of two days (3rd – 4th of June 2025), a strategically curated refresher training program brought together key stakeholders in Nigeria’s cowpea seed value chain which includes licensed seed inspectors (LSIs), seed companies, and lead outgrowers under the Enhancing NASC Capacity to Increase Biotech Seed Supply (ENCIBSS) Project, funded by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (USA), coordinated by the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) and held at Denis Hotels and Suites, Wuse II, Abuja. The program provided a timely and in-depth re-engagement with contemporary seed system practices, with a focus on quality assurance, digital monitoring, and stakeholder collaboration to strengthen Nigeria’s seed sector.

TRAINING OF SEED COMPANIES PRODUCTION MANAGERS ON THE USE OF THE SEED TRACKER

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This training took place at the NASC Headquarters on Tuesday, the 7th of November 2023. This was the first batch of the training which had in attendance production mangers of 25 Seed Companies.

The one-day event included a hands-on training on the use of the Seed Tracker by the representatives of the Seed Companies. The training focused on uploading of production plan to the Seed Tracker platform.

The training was a success.