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SeedNL is actively working with local and Dutch stakeholders on country trajectories towards seed sector development partnerships
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh and the Netherlands are actively working on the Bangladesh-Netherlands Seed Platform. The intended outcome of this project is the development of a fully-fledged Bangladesh-Netherlands Seed Partnership with the vision to foster public-private collaboration, facilitate information sharing, and address challenges to private sector investments. The first initiative is to establish a platform with local secretariat. This will contribute to the vision of the Partnership and to the Netherlands' program on Sustainable Horticulture in Bangladesh.
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India
The India-Netherlands Seed Secretariat aims to contribute to strengthening government-to-government relations in seed sector development. This project is part of the Sustainable and Productive Horticulture program of the Netherlands that focuses on South and West India. In line with those objectives, the Secretariat aims to explore partnership projects on seed innovations and R&D, enhancing trade and investment in India and benefitting Indian farmers.
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Egypt
The “Enabling Environment for Seed Business in Egypt” project strengthens Egypt’s ambition to become a regional seed hub by improving regulatory frameworks and aligning with international best practices. Implemented by SeedNL, Wageningen University & Research, and Egyptian partners with Dutch support, it promotes transparency, efficiency, and investment through tools like a digital seed portal and a joint roadmap. The project ultimately aims to give farmers better access to climate-smart seed varieties, boosting resilience, food security, and sustainable growth
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Ghana
The Ghana Seed Partnership (GSP) is a public–private coalition strengthening Ghana’s horticulture by improving performance, sustainability, and resilience through skills and market development, variety testing, and a stronger enabling environment. Working via four connected work packages - enabling environment, commercial seedling production, variety trials, and market development- it mobilizes Ghanaian and Dutch organizations to tackle productivity, regulatory, knowledge, and investment challenges across the vegetable seed sector.
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Indonesia
From 2026 to 2027, SeedNL and Wageningen Social and Economic Research, together with Indonesian and Dutch public and private partners, will co-develop a national seed sector road map for Indonesia and organise vegetable and potato variety trials in North Sumatra and Java to support the country’s ambition to become a regional seed hub.

