Enterprises in the plant seed industry propose to relax regulations on testing and recognition of new varieties and gene-edited varieties in Vietnam

Published Mar 23, 2024

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Vietnam's Department of Crop Production and the Plant Seed Trade Association Vietnam (VSTA) held a workshop to discuss the development strategy of the country's agricultural sector. The workshop identified challenges in the seed industry, particularly in vegetable and flower varieties, and suggested improvements such as amending laws, managing seed quality, and enforcing penalties for violations. The article also emphasized the need for a centralized testing system for plant varieties, reconsideration of the current law on plant variety recognition, and a legal framework for gene-edited crops.

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Vietnam's weakest point in the seed industry is vegetable and flower varieties. On March 23, in Hue City (Thua Thien - Hue), the Department of Crop Production (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) coordinated with the Plant Seed Trade Association Vietnam (VSTA) organized a workshop "Plant varieties in the development strategy of Vietnam's agricultural sector". According to data at the conference, VSTA currently has 150 members, including crop companies, plant seed centers, FDI enterprises, research institutes, individuals and scientists. VSTA members annually produce and import about 500,0000-550,000 tons of rice seeds; 20-22,000 tons of corn seeds; several hundred thousand tons of potato seeds; hundreds of thousands of tons of vegetable and tuber seeds of all kinds; millions of seedlings of industrial trees, forestry trees and fruit trees. The production and import of plant varieties by CSTA members has well met the needs of the domestic market. Thanks to that, in ...

Source: Danviet