Project to strengthen the protection system of vegetable obtaining (PPOV)
Faced with the challenges of food security amplified by climate change and global tensions, the OAPI launched the PPOV in September 2019, the fruit of cooperation with the European Union Commission.
This project structures the seed sector around four strategic axes:
- Improvement of the political, regulatory and institutional environment
- Development of operational structures and instruments
- Organization of the semement sector and reinforcement of the private research-sector link
- Capacity building of seed systems
Notable results after four years of activity (2018-2022):
Training of 229 Experts under Examination DHS (Distinction, Homogeneity and Stability) of new plant varieties
Awareness of 375 players on production and marketing strategies
Upgrade of accredited technical examination centers (Irad and Isra)
Accreditation of two new centers (CNRA and INERA)