Kazakhstan intends to introduce the Dutch seed potato certification system

Published 2024년 1월 18일

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Scientists from two Kazakh institutes have developed a certification and inspection system for seed potatoes and fruit planting material based on the Dutch seed production control system. Inspectors in Kazakhstan have been trained by the Netherlands Main Inspection Service for Agricultural Seeds and Seed Potatoes NAK, and draft amendments to national standards for certification of seed quality have been prepared. A pilot inspection of seed potatoes in four large farms in Kazakhstan was carried out in 2023, but the bill submitted for the new certification and inspection system has not yet received the support of the Ministry of Agriculture.

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Scientists from the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology and the Kazakh Research Institute of Horticulture have developed a system of certification and inspection of seed potatoes and planting material of fruit crops for Kazakhstan. The work was carried out during 2021–2023 by order of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Dutch seed production control system was taken as a basis. ElDala.kz was informed about this by the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology. The Institute noted that the Netherlands has a transparent and reliable control system, where producers themselves order and finance inspection of the seed production process. As part of this program, inspectors for Kazakhstan received special training on the basis of the Netherlands Main Inspection Service for Agricultural Seeds and Seed Potatoes NAK. Also, in accordance with this program, scientists have prepared draft amendments to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Seed Production” and to national ...

Source: Eastfruit