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In 2023, Morocco was the second-largest export market for U.S. agriculture on the African continent, importing over $610 million in U.S. agricultural products, accounting for over 16 percent of all U.S. exports to Africa. The United States has seen total exports quadruple and agricultural exports double since entering into a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Morocco in 2006.

On February 3, 2022, Kenya notified a draft standard on labeling for genetically modified seed (KS 2983-2023) to the WTO TBT Committee as G/TBT/N/KEN/1379. The comment deadline is 60 days from the date of notification with June 2023 as the proposed date of adoption.

In May 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the Plant Variety Protection Act 2021 to create a functioning regime protecting plant varieties in Nigeria.

Ghana’s seed industry is in its infancy. Corn and rice form about 70 percent of the sales of certified seed in Ghana.

The South African Agricultural Fact Sheet has been updated to include calendar year 2019.

South Africa has a well-developed business market and is a gateway to Sub-Saharan African markets.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Order No. 966-93 on the conditions for import and marketing of seeds to be cultivated in Morocco.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Morocco's regulation prohibiting the import of plant and plant parts, excluding dried leaves, fruits and seeds, belonging to the subfamily....

This report contains an unofficial translation of Morocco's Order No. 593-17 on phytosanitary inspection of plants, plant products, and other items at import, including wood packaging.

This report contains the unofficial translation of the technical regulation on production, testing, packaging and certification of seed potatoes.

This report contains the unofficial translation of the phytosanitary control procedures for seed potato imports.

In December 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted its annual inspection of Ethiopian facilities that export an estimated $6.4 million of geraniums....