Understanding and Assessing Rice Seed Systems
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Course Description
This two-week training course focuses on building knowledge on the production of good quality seeds and rice seed systems with a regional focus for South and Central America. By attending this course, participants would be able to develop a better understanding about the seed systems and their components, the linkages with policy initiatives, and how these can contribute to a robust national seed framework that meets the growing demand for seeds of rice producers.
This training course tackles a wide range of issues and concerns befalling one country’s seed system along with different components and requirements of a good seed system. Participants will have the opportunity to assess their own systems and country scenarios, and to learn from each other as well as from the invited resource speakers.
This course is sponsored by Taiwan ICDF (International Cooperation and Development Fund).
Objectives
At the end of the training course, participants are expected to:
1. Be more familiar with the work, mandate, and facilities of CIAT/FLAR, and rice seed production systems in Colombia, South America;
2. Have enhanced knowledge of the breeding requirements, principles and practices of quality seed production (seed-to-seed) and processes;
3. Have a better understanding of the requirements for quality seed production for seed sectors;
4. Understand the key elements of seed policy in relation to seed systems, including familiarity with functions, components, and underlying principles; and
5. Enhance skills to assess and report on the overall seed system and components.
Participants Selection
If you are interested in participating in this course, please fill out the following form (next page). The selection committee will respond to you shortly.
This course has limited availability, so we encourage all to apply early. We will let you know if you are accepted as soon as the selection committee has approved your application.
Deadline for applications is September 25th.
General Information
The first week of the training course will be based at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Headquarters near Cali. For the second week participants will visit facilities and farmers' fields led by researchers from the Colombian Rice Growers Federation (FEDEARROZ, by its acronym in Spanish) in the rice production region near Ibague.
The organizers will provide ground transportation from Cali to Ibague (October 22nd) and for all the academic activities and field visits at each location. At the end of the course, on October 27th, ground transportation will be provided from Ibague to Cali.
This course does not have registration fees. And therefore, except for ground transportation, training kit and materials, participants should be able to cover all other expenses, including food an accommodation.
The official language of this course is English.
This course is sponsored by Taiwan ICDF (International Cooperation and Development Fund).
Objectives
At the end of the training course, participants are expected to:
1. Be more familiar with the work, mandate, and facilities of CIAT/FLAR, and rice seed production systems in Colombia, South America;
2. Have enhanced knowledge of the breeding requirements, principles and practices of quality seed production (seed-to-seed) and processes;
3. Have a better understanding of the requirements for quality seed production for seed sectors;
4. Understand the key elements of seed policy in relation to seed systems, including familiarity with functions, components, and underlying principles; and
5. Enhance skills to assess and report on the overall seed system and components.
Participants Selection
If you are interested in participating in this course, please fill out the following form (next page). The selection committee will respond to you shortly.
This course has limited availability, so we encourage all to apply early. We will let you know if you are accepted as soon as the selection committee has approved your application.
Deadline for applications is September 25th.
General Information
The first week of the training course will be based at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Headquarters near Cali. For the second week participants will visit facilities and farmers' fields led by researchers from the Colombian Rice Growers Federation (FEDEARROZ, by its acronym in Spanish) in the rice production region near Ibague.
The organizers will provide ground transportation from Cali to Ibague (October 22nd) and for all the academic activities and field visits at each location. At the end of the course, on October 27th, ground transportation will be provided from Ibague to Cali.
This course does not have registration fees. And therefore, except for ground transportation, training kit and materials, participants should be able to cover all other expenses, including food an accommodation.
The official language of this course is English.