The Seed Alliance advocated for the development of Russian seed exports

Published 2024년 7월 20일

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The National Seed Alliance is promoting the export of Russian seed material, suggesting the addition of a new section to the Federal Register of Breeding Achievements to indicate varieties and hybrids intended for export. The Alliance has submitted this proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture and plans to discuss it at the IX All-Russian Forum of Breeders and Seed Growers. The Alliance believes this could solve the problem of agricultural crop overproduction. Despite the high demand for Russian seeds abroad, there are barriers to export, including high global market competition and the need for varieties and hybrids that cannot be used in Russia's industrial production.

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The National Seed Alliance (NSA) advocated the development of exports of Russian seed material. The head of the Association Council, Igor Lobach, spoke about this at a press conference, reports field.rf. To this end, the specialist proposed adding a new section to the Federal Register of Breeding Achievements, which would indicate varieties and hybrids of domestic selection intended specifically for export. Such a list should include those that may not be in sufficient demand in the domestic market. As examples, the expert named corn hybrids with an FAO early maturity index of 500 or 600. He said that a corresponding proposal has already been sent for consideration to the Ministry of Agriculture, and this issue will also be discussed at the business program of the IX All-Russian Forum of Breeders and Seed Growers “Russian Field - 2024”, which will be held in Kazan from August 22 to 23. In his opinion, this will make it possible to solve such a pressing problem today as ...

Source: Rosng