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Compared to actual need, certified seed production is low in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) while demand is high, and most available seeds are non-certified. Similarly, the foreign seed supply has not yet been formally established.
The country does not have a seed law in place. In November 2016, the DRC began developing the Commission Technique d’Admission au Catalogue des Variétés (CTAC). The CTAC is based on the harmonized Dar-es-Salaam Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security, which was adapted to the customs specific to the administration of the DRC and chaired by the secretary general in charge of agriculture and varietal listing in the national catalog, among others. Until the CTAC becomes operational, the Service National des Semences is publishing the varietal catalog.
There are 11 index companies in the DRC, but just three provide extension services. Only one company reports breeding, production and processing activities in the country, and this information was provided under non-disclosure.
Several national companies and seed-producing cooperatives (not selected for the index) are active in the country. These produce and sell seeds, mainly for field crops.
| Company | Crops in portfolio | Company activities in country | ||||||||||||
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Companies selected for the Access to Seeds Index |
Field crops |
Vegetables | Breeding location |
Testing location |
Seed production |
Processing location |
Sales | Extension services |
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| Bejo | ||||||||||||||
| Corteva Agriscience | ||||||||||||||
| East-West Seed | ||||||||||||||
| East African Seed | ||||||||||||||
| Limagrain | ||||||||||||||
| Pop Vriend Seeds | ||||||||||||||
| Sakata | ||||||||||||||
| Seed Co | ||||||||||||||
| Technisem | ||||||||||||||
Other index companies are also active in the country. However, country-specific information for these companies is not available or was provided under a non-disclosure agreement.
Other companies identified in the regional landscaping study and their activities.
| Company | Crops in portfolio | Company activities in country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field crops |
Vegetable crops |
Breeding location |
Seed production |
Sales | ||||
| Groupe d’Action pour la Valorisation de la Nature (GAVANAT) | ||||||||
| Centre de Production de Semences (CEPROSEM) | ||||||||
| CORIDEK | ||||||||
| APSK | ||||||||
| Institut National d’Etudes et des Recherches Agronomiques (INERA) | ||||||||
| APSKO | ||||||||
| CESIM | ||||||||
Leading seed producing cooperatives highlighted in cooperative study
| Company | Crops in portfolio | Company activities in country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field crops |
Vegetable crops |
Testing location |
Seed production |
Sales | ||||
| GAVANAT | ||||||||
| CORIDEK | ||||||||
| APSKO | ||||||||
