1. Constraints to release of crop varieties to farmers
Lack of effective variety release system
The long delay between variety development, registration and release
Lack of good coordination among National Varity Release Committee (NVRCs)
NVRCs meet only once a year
Rigidity of seed laws
The use of data from other countries with similar agro-ecology is limited
National variety lists are not updated regularly
Lack of PBRs which discourages private seed companies from introducing their products
Limited involvement of private sector in some countries

2. Strategies to enhance release of varieties
Development of PBRs in each country: royalties
Regional harmonization of seed laws: similar agro-ecologies, mega-environments
Promoting the use of data from other countries: recommendation domain
Simplification of variety testing, only important VCU and DUS information would be required, DUS testing should be conducted along with METs to shorten time of variety release
Breeders’ own data should be used to support variety release thereby eliminating the need for NPTs
Breeders should embark on limited breeder seed production and marketing
Governments should develop variety release guidelines in some
NVRC meets regularly and that funds are made available for the meetings