This Proclamation concerns the improvement of seed for agricultural production in Ethiopia. It shall ensure that the supply of quality seed is made available to fanners, agro-pastoralists and 'other seed users. "Seed" shall include seed, seedlings or any other plant propagating material intended for-planting. This Proclamation may not be applicable to: a) the use of farm-saved seed by any person or the exchange or sale of farm-saved seed among smallholder farmers or agro- pastoralists; b) seed t