Seed Alert. Introductory Brief

To avoid a food crisis following the health crisis we currently face, urgent action is needed in the seed sector. This introductory brief outlines a collaborative effort to conduct rapid assessments by country of both the impact of COVID-19 and the response on different functions and practical activities in the seed sector. WCDI - in close collaboration with partners in the Integrated Seed Sector Development programs in Ethiopia (ISSD Ethiopia), Uganda (ISSD Plus), and Myanmar (ISSD Myanmar) - are implementing rapid assessments, appearing at least once a month. The assements will contribute to developing immediate actions and interventions that will enhance resilience and support the continuity of activities in the seed sector, taking the unpredictability of the crisis and the seasonal dependency of the seed sector into account.