Rationale: Crop yields have increased in SSA by almost 50% since 1980. Adoption of improved varieties has been growing annually at 1.45%, covering 35% of the cropped area. In South Asia, the area under improved crop varieties is between 40-45%.
Capacity issues. Strong publicly funded NARES enable rapid diffusion of CGIAR-bred varieties. Legumes in Ethiopia is an example.
Major routing for GLDC. A small proportion of transactions (2.4-17.4%) of GLDC certified seed is routed by the private sector. GLDC crops are sown to less than 1% of certified improved seed sown.
