September 9, 2020

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The Industry Advisory Group (IAG) of the IPPC ePhyto Solution calls on governments to support the adoption of ePhyto to facilitate international agricultural trade, which would be crucial in safeguarding global food security beyond the Covid-19 recovery period

August 19, 2020

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COVID-19 reviving Africa’s confidence in locally produced food

July 24, 2020

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Wageningen University, Seed Alert - Synthesis #01, June 2020 - The resilience of the seed sector, and its contribution to ensuring food security, is at stake

July 6, 2020

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Current outbreaks of COVID-19 and the international movement of seeds - A statement from the International Seed Federation

June 24, 2020

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COVID-19 disrupts Africa’s seed supply, threatening food security

June 18, 2020

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COVID-19: Resilience of seed sectors in Africa and Asia at stake

Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on the West African seed sector

June 10, 2020

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Development partners meet to address Africa’s food security amid COVID-19

May 19, 2020

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COVID-19: Rapid assessments highlight immediate impacts on seed sector
Covid-19: Voedseltekort dreigt zonder direct ingrijpen in zaadsector ontwikkelingslanden

May 13, 2020

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Mark Schermer, Head of Syngenta Flowers EAME about the COVID-19 crisis: ‘Now it is most important to support our customers’

May 8, 2020

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African Seed Trade Association and Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa recommend unrestricted movement of seed across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) region to enhance food production (Chronicle)

Africa - Cross border movement restrictions hits regional seed supply chain (Business Times)

April 27, 2020

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Human activities are the No.1 contributors for the globalization of plant pests

April 21, 2020

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Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries - Annual report on acute food insecurity and malnutrition published today

Joint statement on COVID-19 impacts on food security and nutrition - FAO, IFAD, the World Bank and WFP on the occasion of the Extraordinary G20 Agriculture Minister's Meeting

International Seed Federation - Seed movement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a video Q&A with Szabolcs Ruthner, Regulatory Affairs Executive, and Rose Souza Richards, Seed Health Manager

April 17, 2020

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International Seed Federation response to the Call to Action by the Food and Land Use Coalition

A call to action for world leaders: Preventing a global food security crisis while combatting COVID-19 (The Food and Land Use Coalition)

April 16, 2020

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Concerned experts ask world leaders to head off a global food security crisis from COVID-19 - The number of the world’s hungry could double and trade restrictions will harm food importing nations, experts say

April 15, 2020

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Don’t forget about the impact of COVID-19 on the rural poor and on food security - The Scaling Up community of practice discusses challenges and opportunities for an improved “new normal” for agriculture, research and development

April 8, 2020

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COVID-19 should not lead to food crisis in Africa: Smallholder farmers are our lifeline

April 7, 2020

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Safeguarding the food chain: Seed movement and food security during the COVID-19 crisis - An update from the International Seed Federation

April 6, 2020

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CIOPORA requests UPOV Member States to implement support measures for breeders amid COVID-19 crisis
CIOPORA solicita a los Estados Miembros de UPOV que implementen medidas de apoyo a los obtentores debido a la crisis por el COVID-19 

March 31, 2020

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Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets

March 30, 2020

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Heroes among us, who feed the world

La Federación Internacional de Semillas pide a los gobiernos que faciliten el movimiento de semillas en tiempos de COVID-19 (Agronews Castilla y León )

March 23, 2020

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Movement of seed in the time of COVID-19: A call from the International Seed Federation (ISF) for information from national and regional seed associations and seed companies