Mozambique Seed Partnership (MSP)

About this project

Mozambique’s agricultural transformation hinges on one decisive factor: farmers’ access to quality seed of improved, climate-resilient varieties. Despite strong agro-ecological potential and rising demand, the seed sector remains constrained by weak coordination, underperforming regulation, limited basic seed supply, and an underdeveloped private sector. Farmers depend on a mix of seed systems, making a coherent, system-wide approach essential. For the Netherlands, this is a strategic opportunity. Seed sector transformation is a proven entry point to deliver on food and nutrition security, private sector development/ engagement and climate resilience, core priorities of Dutch foreign and development policy. MSP builds directly on more than fifteen years of Dutch leadership in seed sector transformation in Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Nigeria, applying the Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) approach. Mozambique is ready to become the next flagship, positioning the Netherlands at the centre of a high-impact, system-wide reform agenda. The program’s goal is to ensure farmers gain reliable access to quality seed at scale. It does so by simultaneously strengthening all seed systems, professionalising entrepreneurs and agro-dealers, and reforming the enabling environment. Operating nationally across farmer-managed, local enterprise, public–private, and international systems, MSP ensures that investments in regulation, research, and markets reinforce one another. Its 16 Acti…

Published by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands · Government

Countries

Mozambique

Sectors

Agricultural development

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesTrade development · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesDesertification · Also contributes

Funded by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Implemented by

Wageningen University & Research

Accountable

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Passes funds through

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Published by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-7-PPR-250003125.

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