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09.07.2012

Ukrainian Seed Partnership Association has become an Ordinary Member of the ISF

An Annual ISF World Seed Congress was held on the 26-28^th of June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro (Brasil). It gathered 800 representatives from different countries of the world. In such an authoritative forum the national seed industry was represented by the delegation of the Ukrainian Seed Partnership Association and State Enterprise “State Seed Reserve Fund of Ukraine”.

22.06.2012

The First Research and Practical Conference on the Initial Stages of Seed Production was held by the Ukrainian Seed Partnership Association in the area of Kherson.

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On the 20^th of June 2012 the First Research and Practical Conference on the Initial Stages of Seed Production “Effectiveness at the initial stages of seed production is a basis for the competitive seed industry” .

04.05.2012

OECD experts have given the grade “5” to the Ukrainian seed specialists

From 24^th to 27^th of May a mission was working on the monitoring of OECD Seed Schemes application in Ukraine. Authorized experts on the mission – Ira Matuschke and Gerry Hall met with representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food in Ukraine and Ukrainian Seed Partnership Association, learn about work of the Ukrainian State Seed Inspection, Ukrainian Institute for Plant Variety Expertise, Mankivka Variety Testing Station and seed enterprise “Rise-Maksimko”.

24.04.2012

Regional representatives of “Ukrainian Seed Partnership Association”were formed and are currently ready to execute their functions

On April 19-20 in Kherson Region the Seminar of “Ukrainian Seed Partnership Association” was organized by regional representatives. During the Seminar its participants exchanged their views concerning the problems of seed industry development in Ukraine, improvement of the functioning of the Association and activization of regional representatives.

26.03.2012

Representatives of GNIS (France's National Inter- Professional Association for Seeds and Plants) are happy with the results of cooperation with Ukrainian Seed Partnership Association.

On the 21^st of March working meeting was held with the representatives of GNIS (France's National Inter- Professional Association for Seeds and Plants) in Ukrainian Seed Partnership Association. French Delegation made a visit to our country in the framework of preparation to the audit of OECD representatives, that will take place in April of the current year.