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Plant breeding, variety release and seed commercialisation: laws and policies applied to the organic sector

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  • Veronique Chable

    (SAD Paysage - SAD Paysage - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - AGROCAMPUS OUEST)

  • Niels Louwaars

    (Centre for Genetic Resources - WUR - Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen])

  • Kristina Hubbard

    (OSA - Organic Seed Alliance)

  • Brian Baker

    (Institute for Sustainability - ASC - Alfred State College [SUNY] - SUNY - State University of New York)

  • Riccardo Bocci

    (AIAB - Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica)

Abstract

The developments of plant breeding and the emergence of seed laws in Europe and in USA Variety registration: origin, history and procedures (DUS and VCU) Seed quality control and certification: Rules for truth-in-labelling in USA; Operation of seed quality control and certification Special needs for Organic Agriculture: VCU testing in organic context; DUS testing in organic context; Organic seed market and the current rules; Evolution of seed standards in Europe. A recent development in Europe: conservation varieties: EU-rules on ‘Conservation Varieties'; Quality control, production and marketing Intellectual Property Rights and plant breeding: historical origin, Breeder's Rights from Europe to the USA, Plant breeders rights and organic agriculture Discussion : EU and US comparison; Organic farming, seed policy and agricultural biodiversity

Suggested Citation

  • Veronique Chable & Niels Louwaars & Kristina Hubbard & Brian Baker & Riccardo Bocci, 2012. "Plant breeding, variety release and seed commercialisation: laws and policies applied to the organic sector," Post-Print hal-01210041, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01210041
    DOI: 10.1002/9781119945932.ch8
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