The Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute, in cooperation with seed industry stakeholders, have developed seed certification standards for seed/seedlings/cuttings of tree, fruit and sugarcane crops that are currently on final approval by other authorities.
TOSCI Director General Dr Patrick Ngwediagi stated that once the standards in question are approved then the state-owned institute will immediately venture into the certification process of coffee, tea, sugarcane pawpaw, cashew and grape vine crops as the institute have registered varieties of these crops. Seed certification for avocado, mango, orange, cocoa, palm, apples and banana will start when characterization of the varieties of these crops is complete.
Source: ippmedia.com