Increased production of certified seed of the main grain crops in Mexico

SADER PRESS RELEASE. Secretary Víctor Villalobos Arámbula highlighted that the Government of Mexico managed to reverse the downward trend in certified seed production that had existed since 2014 and, for this year, 40 percent of certified seed needs have been covered by national level of the 20 main crops, and 100 percent in the case of wheat, oats and safflower, as well as irrigated corn and good weather. In this administration, it went from 212 thousand 283 tons, in 2018, to 224 thousand 671 in 2019 and, it is estimated that by the end of 2020 there will be a production of 231 thousand 464 tons, which allows progress in the coverage of the needs of certified seed at the national level, he affirmed during his participation in the Virtual Forum of the Mexican Association of Seedbeds (AMSAC) The National Seed Program is enlisted, which promotes research, generation of innovations, production and certification of quality seeds that serve the development of all regions and types of ...