AfSTA (Est. 2000) is a not-for-profit membership association mandated to champion interests of private seed companies in Africa.
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AfSTA-ICIPE COLLABORATION 🤝:,
Today, the African Seed Trade Association (AfSTA) Secretariat, led by the Secretary General, Dr Yacouba Diallo, paid a courtesy call to @icipe's Director General, Dr Abdou Tenkouano, and his team to explore potential areas of collaboration🌱
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AfSTA-ICIPE COLLABORATION 🤝:,
Today, the African Seed Trade Association (AfSTA) Secretariat, led by the Secretary General, Dr Yacouba Diallo, paid a courtesy call to @icipe's Director General, Dr Abdou Tenkouano, and his team to explore potential areas of collaboration🌱
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AfSTA and @icipe are bringing complementary strengths together to help strengthen the pathway from research and innovation to practical solutions, wider dissemination and uptake within Africa’s seed and agricultural systems. 🤝
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NEWS ARTICLE 📰: Growing Africa’s Vegetable Seed Sector: New breeding lines and hybrids break ground in Benin 🇧🇯
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The new breeding lines showcased at the AVBC annual workshop could help expand climate-resilient, market-focused vegetable production across Africa
The Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium (AVBC) is a joint initiative of @WorldVegCenter & @AFSTA_Seed
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PANEL DISCUSSION 🎤: "BEYOND THE PROJECT: THE INVESTMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY CASE"
AfSTA’s Kennedy Mangwana participated in a panel discussion by @SystemsSeed and @CIMMYT
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African Seed Trade Association (AfSTA) retweeted
AfSTA’s engagement in this initiative builds on our ongoing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seed Systems Group (SSG), reflecting our shared commitment to strengthening seed systems and improving access to quality seed for smallholder farmers.
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ONGOING🌱:
AfSTA, represented by Technical Lead Kennedy Mangwana, is participating in the @SystemsSeed and @CIMMYT "Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) Seed Systems Initiative" Project Close-Out and Dissemination Workshop in Nairobi 🇰🇪.
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#Join us today at the @CGIAR #ScalingWeek2026 in Nairobi, Kenya!
📅 Tuesday, 22 September
📍 ILRI, Nairobi
🚪 Room 720
⏰15:00 - 16:00 EAT
This is an interactive Side Quest titled: "From innovation to investment: Embedding #CGIARscience in development finance for impact at scale."
#ScalingWeek2026 #EngageTAAT #AgriculturalTransformation #ScalingForImpact #CapacityBuilding #DevelopmentFinance #FeedAfrica
@AfDB_Group @Groupe_AfDB @AfDBPresident
@gatesfoundation @GatesAfrica @CGIARScaling
@CgiarFarming @IITA_CGIAR @AGRA_Africa
@afaasinfo @Afriscience @AFSTA_Seed
@SeedFed @ReutersAfrica @Better_Seed
@EuroseedsEU @ISTAseedtesting @ScienceAlly
@ippcnews @AFP @ReutersWorld @AUC_CAADP
@NEPAD_Agency @ccardesa_sadc @CORAFNews
@COMESA_HQ @_AfricanUnion @ASARECA
@FAO @SAA_africa @WorldBank @WorldBankAfrica
@wef @ADB_HQ @isdb_group @jica_direct_en
@giz_gmbh @mfregene77 @InnocentMus
@EnockChikava @CGIAR_EMD @sagizaw_TAAT
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REGISTER TODAY 👉🏾 for the African Cereal and Legume Breeding Consortium (ACLBC)'s 2nd Annual Workshop and Field Day, taking place on 28-29 September 2026.
📅 28–29 September 2026
📍 Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria 🇳🇬
👉🏾 REGISTER: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/…
@Taat_Africa @IITA_CGIAR
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DAY 2 UNDERWAY 🇮🇳🌍: The 2nd India–Africa Seed Summit 2026 | 17 September | Day 2 is happening live from Hyderabad, India!
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HYDERABAD, INDIA 🇮🇳: The India-Africa Seed Summit 2026 is on!
The India–Africa Seed Trade #Roundtable provided an important platform for stakeholders to connect, exchange perspectives and identify opportunities for stronger collaboration across the seed value chain.
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More on this roundtable discussion via our LinkedIn
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REFLECTIONS FROM BENIN 🇧🇯:
Reflecting on the AfSTA-@WorldVegCenter Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium (AVBC) Annual Workshop, held in Cotonou, Benin, from 8–10 September 2026, with the participation of AfSTA Secretary General Dr Yacouba Diallo.
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✅ Knowledge exchange and collaboration among scientists, breeders, seed companies and other stakeholders, strengthening the connections needed to accelerate innovation within Africa’s vegetable seed sector. #VegetableBreeding
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Many thanks to all the scientists, breeders, seed companies, partners and participants who contributed to the success of the workshop in Cotonou. 👏🏾
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