Our Global Responsibilties

As member of the European Seed Association (ESA), the German Plant Breeders Association contributes to voicing the interests of the seed industry in EU politics towards the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council of the EU. The International Seed Federation (ISF), seated at Geneva, is dealing with worldwide developments on the seed market. Via the members of the German Plant Breeders Association also are represented by a national office at Brussels; our members are active contributors in numerous bodies of ESA and ISF. The German Plant Breeders Association sets up internal working groups in order to quickly inform its members on international developments and to voice German positions in international negotiations, e.g. in talks with FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • ISTA - International Seed Testing Association
  • OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developement
  • UNO - United Nations Organization
  • UPOV - International Union for Protection of New Varieties of Plants

Working Group International Markets

The Eastern European seed markets hold enormous opportunities also for the German plant breeders. The Working Group International Markets of the German Plant Breeders Association is working for the development of the Eastern European seed markets. Main issues are plant variety protection rights and seed marketing rules. The working group provides a platform for the companies actively engaged in Eastern European seed markets to exchange their experiences and to determine fields of interest for targeted initiatives of the German Plant Breeders' Association.
  

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