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The OECD Schemes for the Varietal Certification of Seed Moving in International Trade promote the use of agriculture seed of consistently high quality. Certified seeds are produced - and officially controlled - according to common harmonised procedures in 57 participating countries. More ...
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Varietal Purity Characters to be used for Control Plots and Field Inspection for a total of 72 species
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July 2009 Interim edition of the List of Varieties Eligible For Seed Certification
The OECD List of varieties eligible for Seed Certification is an official list of varieties which have been accepted by National Designated Authorities of participating countries as eligible for certification... more
The 2010 Annual Meeting will take place on 25-26 March, 2010, in Christchurch, New Zealand. It will be preceded by the 8th Technical Working Group Meeting on the 23 March, and field trip on the 24th.
The 8th Technical Working Group Meeting will be held on 4-5 November, followed by the Extended Advisory Group Meeting on 5-6 November 2009, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris. It will be preceded on 3 November by a Bureau Meeting and an Ad-hoc Working Group meeting.
The 2nd World Seed Conference 2009 was jointly organised by FAO, OECD, UPOV, ISF and ISTA and was held at the FAO, Rome, from 8-10 September 2009.
The World Seed Conference concluded that urgent government measures and increased public and private investment in the seed sector are required for the long term if agriculture is to meet the challenge of food security in the context of population growth and climate change.
The OECD Newsletter for the Seed Schemes presents information on recent developments in the seed sector and interesting articles from around the world that are relevant to global seed trade.
For submission of new articles, please contact isabelle.braud@oecd.org
The 2009 edition of the OECD Seed Schemes Rules and Directions replaces the previous version (February 2008) and incorporates the technical amendments agreed by the 2008 Annual Meeting, as adopted by the Committee for Agriculture and the OECD Council in November 2008.
- Chair: Merete Buus, Denmark
- Vice Chair: John Kedera, Kenya
- Vice Chair: Peter Johnston, New Zealand
Mr. Michael Ryan, Head of OECD Codes & Schemes
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