The president of the University of Thies calls for new strategies to fight poverty and secure sustainable agriculture

The president of the University of Thies, Professor Matar Mour Seck, calls for new strategies to fight poverty and secure sustainable agriculture. “‘Since the complete privatisation of the seed sector in 1990, a profound destructuring has occurred with virtually nonexistent control of the seed production chain and the appearance of actors whose professionalism is not always proven,’ Pr Seck said. The result of this situation is ‘the unequivocal observation of the generalized insufficiency, in quantity and quality, of certified seeds produced for all plant species for several years,’ according to Matar Mour Seck.”