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nutritional security in ESA, where they will play a critical role in diversified, CS
agricultural systems. Market incentives are urgently required to better integrate
these open pollinated and vegetatively propagated crops into scalable, certified
seed systems in the region.
0
5
10
15
20
25
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
Number of Varieties Released
Maize variety releases in Zambia (1964-2016)
Public
Private
Establishment of Zamseed
(state parastatal)
Deregulation of
the seed sector
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
Number of Varieties Released
Maize variety releases in Kenya (1964-2016)
Public
Private
Deregulation of
the seed sector
1956: Incorporation of
Kenya Seed Company
(state parastatal)
a
b
Fig. 6.1 (a) Maize variety releases in Zambia (1964–2016) by the public and private sectors.
(Source: SCCI 2017). (b) Maize variety releases in Kenya (1964–2016) by the public and private
sectors (KEPHIS 2017)
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