Kyrgystan

  1. Project Name: Support to Seed Industry Development in Kyrgyz Republic
Name of Client: Sida
Period: May 2007 –
Value of project (in millions US$): 2.3 M
Name of lead company: NIRAS Sweden AB
Key Experts: Rutger Persson, Team Leader
                    Per Andersson, Technical Director and Seed Training Expert
Brief Description of Project:
To create a seed sector in Kyrgyzstan which works according to internationally accepted standards, enabling it to produce and market high quality seeds of improved varieties for Kyrgyz farmers, while re-activating exports. The specific objectives for sub-component A are to:
§ Strengthen institutional and regulatory structures and services relating to the seed industry, through a process of capacity enhancement, rationalization and restructuring.
§ Enhance output, quality, financial performance and competitiveness of seed farms/companies, by improving their production, processing, marketing and management practices.
§ Make available quality seed or rootstocks of priority crops by strengthening the market-driven seed supply chain.
§ Assist the public and emerging private plant breeding programs to implement a plant breeding program (developed together with SLU) with the aim of producing modern commercial varieties of the priority crops wheat, cotton and lucerne and esparcet.
§ Assist the MoA, institutes and other actors in formulating a strategy (developed together with SLU) for the future sustainable structure of plant breeding.
§ Assist and engage a new generation of plant breeders, in close contact with the SLU-TAU cooperation for higher education in plant breeding.
 
 
  1. Project Name: Support to Seed Sector Development in Kyrgyz Republic
Name of Client: Sida
Period: December 2003 – April 2007
Value of project (in millions US$): 2.2 M
Name of lead company: Scanagri, Sweden
Key Experts: Rutger Persson, Team Leader
                    Bengt Uppström, Technical Director and Chemical Lab Expert
Brief Description of Project:
To create a seed sector in Kyrgyzstan which works according to internationally accepted standards, enabling it to produce high quality seeds of improved varieties for Kyrgyz farmers, while re-activating exports. The specific objectives for sub-component A are to:
§ Strengthen institutional and regulatory structures and services relating to the seed industry, through a process of capacity enhancement, rationalization and restructuring.
§ Raise the operational standards of certification and quality control services to international OECD, ISTA and ISF standards.
§ Improve seed farms’ management practices and techniques in order to improve output and quality as well as operational and financial performance.
§ Improve seed processing and marketing services so as to create a competitive situation in which farms have a choice.
§ Make available quality seed or rootstocks of other crops while improving production and marketing (refers to non-cereal crops).
The specific objective for sub-component B is to develop and implement a plant breeding program, with the aim of producing new commercial varieties in a few selected crops and attracting a new generation of plant breeders.
 
  1. Project Name: Support to Seed Industry Development in Kyrgyz Republic
Name of Client: TACIS
Period: September 2000 – November 2003
Value of project (in millions US$): 1.5 M
Name of lead company: ScanAgri, Sweden
Key Experts: Rutger Persson, Team Leader
                    Per Andersson, Technical Director and Seed Certification Expert
Brief Description of Project:
Strengthen the institutional and regulatory structures and services relating to the seed industry through a process of capacity enhancement, rationalisation and restructuring. Improve the operational standards of the certification, variety and quality control services. Make available a range of quality seeds and rootstocks for other crops while improving production and marketing.