Guidance for Emergency Seed Interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

This Guidance Note provides key information to implementing organizations that might be considering an emergency seed intervention for the forthcoming planting season linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, often overlain with other stresses. The guidance is presented in four parts: 1) Background on seed security and how seed systems might be affected by the restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19; 2) A decision tree and seed-related response options; 3) Key aspects to be considered for each of the different seed-related interventions; 4) Additional guidance for conducting a remote seed system assessment.