Seed systems development (SSD) research project aimed to improve the functioning, integration, and inclusiveness of seed systems and seed markets in Uganda by strengthening links between the regulatory framework, and seed users across multiple dimensions. It was designed to leverage the rapid growth Uganda’s market opportunities for seeds, traits, and agricultural commodities while addressing the persistent market and institutional failures that limit the transmission of information between smallholder farmers and sed providers.

Ultimately, the project was expected to advance seed system development in Uganda by providing realistic, evidence-based policy options that can accelerate crop-specific development, production, and marketing of new varieties and quality seeds to smallholder farmers across the country.

The project was funded by NWO-WOTRO, led by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Department of Economics, and implemented by a number of consortium of partners including R Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Makerere University and the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO).

Below is the SSD Research Project FINAL Report.