Seed potato technology, certification and supply systems

The overall objective is to improve the participants’ knowledge of the technical, organisational, institutional and socio-economic aspects of seed potato supply systems. After completing the course, participants will have increased their expertise concerning all major aspects of seed potato production; these aspects include:  

• Multiplication methods and their implementation in local seed supply systems.
• Quality factors in seed potatoes and how they can be managed.
• Seed certification and how it can be set up.
• Assessing the types of institutions and policies needed to develop national seed supply systems.
• Identifying practical means to address the constraints in seed supply systems in the participants’ home countries.