Case study authors: Tofa Abdullahi, Godwin Atser, Isabelle Baltenweck, Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø, Zewdie Bishaw, Elohor Diebiru-Ojo, Carlo Fadda, Alessandra Galie, Sita Ghimire, Lars Graudal, Aynalem Haile, Jon Hellin, Ramni Jamnadas, Alpha Kamara, Karen Marshall, Margaret McEwan, Adamu Molla, Baloua Nebie, Kwame Ogero, Chris Ojiewo, Lucky Omoigui, Michael Peters, Srinivasulu Rajendran, Cristiano Rossignoli, Lateef Sanni, Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Reuben Solomon, Abiro Tigabie, and Aboubacar Toure Facilitated by: Walter de Boef, Tom van Mourik, Boudy van Schagen, and Marja Thijssen

1. C A S E S T U D Y A U T H O R S :
Assessment of
seed system programs
against the One CGIAR
Theory of Change
Annex 1:
Case study summaries
February 2022
Tofa Abdullahi
Godwin Atser
Isabelle Baltenweck
Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø
Zewdie Bishaw
Elohor Diebiru-Ojo
Carlo Fadda
Alessandra Galie
Sita Ghimire
Lars Graudal
Aynalem Haile
Jon Hellin
Ramni Jamnadas
Alpha Kamara
Karen Marshall
Margaret McEwan
Adamu Molla
Baloua Nebie
Kwame Ogero
Chris Ojiewo
Lucky Omoigui
Michael Peters
Srinivasulu Rajendran
Cristiano Rossignoli
Lateef Sanni
Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku
Reuben Solomon
Abiro Tigabie
Aboubacar Toure
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Walter de Boef
Tom van Mourik
Boudy van Schagen
Marja Thijssen

2. Case study overview
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No. Seed system Geography Institute
1. Maize Nigeria IITA
2. Rice India IRRI
3. Sorghum Mali ICRISAT
4. Legumes Ethiopia ICARDA & ARARI
5. Cassava Nigeria IITA
6. Sweetpotato Tanzania CIP, CGIAR Research Program on RTBs
7. Bean and wheat landraces Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
8. Brachiaria Eastern and Southern Africa ILRI & Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
9. Trees Ethiopia ICRAF & University of Copenhagen
10. Small ruminants Ethiopia, Tunisia, Tanzania and Sudan ILRI & ICARDA
11. Tilapia Bangladesh WorldFish

3. C A S E S T U D Y 1 :
Maize seed system program
in Nigeria
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A U T H O R S :
Lucky Omoigui1
Alpha Kamara1
Reuben Solomon1
Tofa Abdullahi1
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Walter de Boef2
Tom van Mourik3
1 IITA
2 WCDI
3 KIT

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8. C A S E S T U D Y 2 :
Rice seed system program
in India
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A U T H O R :
Jon Hellin1
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Walter de Boef2
1 IRRI
2 WCDI

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13. C A S E S T U D Y 3 :
Sorghum seed system
program in Mali
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A U T H O R S :
Chris Ojiewo1
Aboubacar Toure2
Baloua Nebie2
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Tom van Mourik3
Walter de Boef4
1 CIMMYT
2 ICRISAT
3 KIT
4 WCDI

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18. C A S E S T U D Y 4 :
Legume seed system
program in Ethiopia
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A U T H O R S :
Zewdie Bishaw1
Abiro Tigabie1
Adamu Molla2
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Marja Thijssen3
1 ICARDA
2 Amhara Regional Agricultural
Research Institute
3 WCDI

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23. C A S E S T U D Y 5 :
Cassava seed system
program in Nigeria
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A U T H O R S :
Lateef Sanni1
Godwin Atser1
Elohor Diebiru-Ojo1
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Marja Thijssen2
1 IITA
2 WCDI

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28. C A S E S T U D Y 6 :
Sweetpotato seed system
program in Tanzania
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A U T H O R S :
Margaret McEwan1
Kwame Ogero1
Srinivasulu Rajendran1
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Tom van Mourik2
1 CIP, CGIAR Research
Program on RTBs
2 KIT

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33. C A S E S T U D Y 7 :
Seed system program on
bean and wheat landraces in
Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
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A U T H O R :
Carlo Fadda1
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Boudy van Schagen2
1 Alliance of Bioversity
International and CIAT
2 KIT

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38. C A S E S T U D Y 8 :
Seed system program on
Brachiaria (syn. Urochloa) in
Eastern and Southern Africa
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A U T H O R S :
Isabelle Baltenweck1
Michael Peters2
Sita Ghimire1
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Tom van Mourik3
1 ILRI
2 Alliance of Bioversity
International and CIAT
3 KIT

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43. C A S E S T U D Y 9 :
Seed system program on
trees in Ethiopia
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A U T H O R S :
Ramni Jamnadas1
Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø2
Lars Graudal1
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Walter de Boef3
Boudy van Schagen4
1 ICRAF
2 University of Copenhagen
3 WCDI
4 KIT

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48. C A S E S T U D Y 1 0 :
Seed system program on
small ruminants in Ethiopia,
Tunisia, Tanzania and Sudan
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A U T H O R S :
Alessandra Galie1
Aynalem Haile2
Karen Marshall1
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Boudy van Schagen3
1 ILRI
2 ICARDA
3 KIT

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53. C A S E S T U D Y 11 :
Seed system program on
tilapia in Bangladesh
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A U T H O R S :
Cristiano Rossignoli1
Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku2
F A C I L I T A T E D B Y :
Marja Thijssen3
1 WorldFish
2 ILRI
3 WCDI

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