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Erick Boy is the Chief Nutritionist in the HarvestPlus section of the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. As head of nutrition for the HarvestPlus Program since 2008, he has led research that has generated scientific evidence on biofortified staple crops as efficacious and effective interventions to help address iron, vitamin A, and zinc deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

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Developing the Seed Sector: What Role for Policy?

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

Chameli House, 17, Topkhana Road

Dhaka, Bangladesh

August 23, 2017

  • 9:00 – 5:30 pm (Asia/Almaty)
  • 11:00 – 7:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 8:30 – 5:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

The systematic and continuous introduction of improved seed varieties and their widespread adoption by farmers are a vital dimension of sustained agricultural productivity growth. Policy initiatives can play a major role in this process.

This workshop will explore how policy can build an enabling environment for national seed sector development. It will combine inaugural remarks from key government and donor stakeholders, technical presentations, followed by interactive roundtable discussions on seed certification, regional harmonization, private sector, and seed policy. IFPRI’s Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) will develop a policy report as an output from the workshop.

                                                          AGENDA

Inaugural Session

Chair: Mr. Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture

  • 09:00-09:30: Registration
  • 09:30-09:35: Mr. Mohammad Nazmul Islam, Director General, Agricultural Policy Support Unit (APSU) Additional Secretary (PPC), Ministry of Agriculture
  • 09:35-09:45: Dr. Akhter Ahmed, Country Representative, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
  • 09:45-09:55: Special Guest Mr. Ashraf Uddin Ahmed, Additional Secretary, Director General (Seed), Seed Wing, Ministry of Agriculture
  • 09:55-10:05: Special Guest Ms. Zeinah Salahi, Deputy Mission Director, USAID/Bangladesh
  • 10:05-10:15: Chief Guest Matia Chowdhury, MP, Honourable Minister, Ministry of Agriculture
  • 10:15-10:25: Chair Mr. Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
  • 10:25-10:45: Tea/Coffee Break

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