To learn more about how seed companies are experiencing the new UPOV-PRISMA application tool, European Seedspoke with Astrid Schenkeveld, Specialist Variety Registration & Protection at Rijk Zwaan, and Jan Knol, Plant Variety Protection Officer a… Read More
Let’s say you just created a wonderful new variety after 10 years of crossing and selection, and now you want to protect the variety through plant breeders’ rights in a large number of countries. Until recently you had to search for the different… Read More
A legal analysis of case number C-528/16 on mutagenesis in plants In December 2014, nine French NGOs initiated legal proceedings against an Article of the French Environmental Code, which implements the EU GMO Directive. They argued that plant variet… Read More
Plant breeders on average spend between 12 to 15% of their turnover back into research and development, which is considerably higher than many other industry sectors. Just to give you some figures for comparison, Bloomberg data from 2015 stated that … Read More
The debate on plant breeding innovation, the resulting plant varieties and products and whether to regulate these products under current or new regulations or not is not limited to the European continent, but also taking place in many other countries… Read More
For several years, the EU Commission has been discussing the regulatory status of products of plant breeding innovation. As the outcome of the discussions would have a serious impact on the European innovation capacity of the breeding sector, a susta… Read More
In September 2017, the European Seed Association (ESA) launched its new communication initiative ‘Embracing the Power of Nature’, the aim of which is to engage with a wider public interested in learning about plant breeding and latest plant breed… Read More
ESA recently launched the “Embracing the Power of Nature” communication campaign which was set up without any ESA branding. All campaign materials were shared with the ESA members so that the members could adapt the material to their needs. ESA h… Read More
Whether and how to regulate the resulting products of the latest plant breeding methods is a debate that is not only a hot topic in Europe, but also in many other countries and on a global level. To get more insight into the global views, European Se… Read More
The grain trade has a keen interest in following and contributing to the plant breeding innovation debate. Although there are many benefits associated with the products of plant breeding innovation, the products also pose a potential risk for trade d… Read More
