The seed sector in Morocco
1988
Bouzoubaa, A. (SONACOS, Rabat (Morocco))
The paper gives a detailed description of Morocco's seed-production programme. The National Seeds Committee steers the activities of the programme. The National Institute for Agricultural Research is responsible for breeding and maintenance. Before varieties are listed in the official catalogue, tests for distinctness, uniformity and stability, as well as tests for agronomic performance are carried out. Only seed of registered varieties can be produced and marketed. Certified seed is produced and marketed by SONACOS, the national seed-marketing company. Most of the seed produced is of cereals, but substantial amounts of food and forage-legume seed are also produced. Except for winter cereals, there are a number of other companies involved in the marketing of seed. Seed-quality control (seed testing and certification) is carried out by the Service for the Quality Control of Seed and Propagating Material of the Ministry of Agriculture. The paper concludes with a brief description of the constraints in breeding, production and marketing
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