OVERVIEW Seed Policy Seed Laws Plant breeders Rights

OVERVIEW Seed Policy Seed Laws Plant breeders Rights Legislation Phytosanitary measures 1

Seed Policy • In place 2004 • Embedded in the National Agricultural policy Ensure the development of an effec tive, efficient and sustainable system of producing and supplying high quality seeds of crops to satisfy the national seed requirements. 2

Legal Framework Seed sector is controlled by following legislation: . Plant Variety & Seeds Act (CAP 236), . Other related pieces of legislation are: Cotton Act, Plant Pest and Diseases Act, 3

Plant Breeders Rights: . Plant Breeders Rights Act, No. 18 of 2007. Enacted in 2007. SCCI to implement. Not yet operationalised 4

Crop Variety Testing, Registration and Release Procedure: . Variety Registration. DUS & VCU tests for 2 seasons. Each year VCU & DUS data collected, analysed & sent to variety owners. Application for Variety release after 2 seasons. VRC – (Multisectoral) 5

� � � Certification Scheme used in Zambia is based on the OECD Six classes for seeds in general and six classes for potato (Irish) standards and guidelines are set and reviewed by the government 6

SEED CERTIFICATION SCHEME (For general seeds) CODE CLASS PARENT SEED COLOUR OF LABEL A Pre-basic Seed Produced from the breeder's parent material under control of the breeder and supervision of the SCCI. Violet stripe on white B Basic Seed Produced from Pre-basic Seed White C 1 Certified Seed, 1 st generation Produced from Basic Seed Blue stripe on white C 2 Certified Seed, 2 nd generation Produced from Certified Seed, 1 st generation (or higher class) Red stripe on white C 3 Certified Seed, 3 rd generation Produced from Certified Seed, 2 nd generation (or higher class) Red stripe on white QDS Quality Declared seed Produced from Quality Declared or Higher class Green E Emergency class Only used when a serious shortage of seed of compulsory crops occurs. Red 7

(For Irish Potato Seeds) CODE CLASS PARENT SEED COLOUR OF LABEL S 1, (S 2, S 3) Pre-basic Seed Produced from the breeder's parent material under control of the breeder and supervision of the SCCI. Max 3 generations Violet stripe on white SE Basic Seed Produced from Pre-basic Seed Blank (White) E 1 Certified Seed, 1 st generation Produced from Basic Seed Blue stripe on white E 2 Certified Seed, 2 nd generation Produced from Certified Seed, 1 st generation (or higher class) Red stripe on white A Certified Seed, 3 rd generation Produced from Certified Seed, 2 nd generation (or higher class) Green stripe on white B Certified Seed, 4 th generation Produced from Certified Seed, 3 rd generation (or higher class) Green stripe on white 8

Seed Certification Process for Zambia - - variety testing (pre & post control growing tests) Variety release system Registration of seed growers Field inspection Seed sampling Laboratory analysis 9

Quarantine and Phytosanitary measures for seed. • Implemented by ZARI Zambia is Party to: WTO OIE IPPC 10

Quarantine and Phytosanitary measures for seed. In the region, Zambia is party to COMESA SADC Great Lakes 11

Quarantine and Phytosanitary measures for seed. Zambia ratified the IPPC on the 26 th June 1986 Zambia accepted the revised text in 2005 For that reason Zambia follows the obligations and rights in the Convention 12

Quarantine and Phytosanitary measures for seed. • Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) ISPM 2 and 11 • Surveillance ISPM 6 • Issuance of Permits ISPM 7 and 12 • Commodity Pest listing • Decentralized Systems 13

Quarantine and Phytosanitary measures for seed. Seeds selected: Maize Sorghum Beans Wheat Cassava Zambia has already developed the pests lists for the above. 14

Changes necessary to align with harmonized seed legislation: - • Period for testing varieties need to be uniform • Need for Common seed certification schemes, standards, terminology etc • Commodity Pest listing • Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) • Surveillance • Issuance of Permits 15

Implementing institution • Capacity ü Infrastructure, in terms of buildings and basic equipment. • Challenges ü Low staffing levels/staff turnover ü Inadequate resources allocated for activities 16

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