Ghana must fix its seed system to secure food security and climate resilience 

If Ghana wants to strengthen food security, support climate-resilient agriculture and improve farmer livelihoods, then the seed sector must be treated as a national priority.

It establishes the National Seed Council and gives it key responsibilities, including seed policy formulation, monitoring seed supply for national seed security, developing procedures for cultivar registration, prescribing standards for seed classes, guiding seed certification procedures and publishing the official list of varieties permitted for seed marketing.2363, effective variety release and deployment, functional quality assurance, stronger rural seed distribution and better support for private seed companies and producer groups.