Seed-Related Assistance in Fragile Contexts: Lessons for the COVID-19 Response

In 2020, FSN Network organized a practical, farmer-centred webinar in which experts shared guidance and lessons for seed system interventions in the COVID-19 response. The discussion was on the following areas: (1) the likely impacts of the pandemic on farmers’ access to seeds; (2) the critical questions humanitarian workers must ask before intervening in seed systems, (3) essential good practices for seed-related responses, including considerations for seed distributions and linking to cash and voucher assistance; and (4) the distinct (often novel) hurdles posed in seed assistance and COVID-19 response.