Plant breeding, variety release and seed commercialisation: laws and policies applied to the organic sector

Veronique Chable, Niels Louwaars, Kristina Hubbard, Brian Baker and Riccardo Bocci
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Veronique Chable: SAD Paysage - SAD Paysage - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - AGROCAMPUS OUEST
Niels Louwaars: Centre for Genetic Resources - WUR - Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen]
Kristina Hubbard: OSA - Organic Seed Alliance
Brian Baker: Institute for Sustainability - ASC - Alfred State College [SUNY] - SUNY - State University of New York
Riccardo Bocci: AIAB - Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica

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Abstract: The developments of plant breeding and the emergence of seed laws in Europe and in USA Variety registration: origin, history and procedures (DUS and VCU) Seed quality control and certification: Rules for truth-in-labelling in USA; Operation of seed quality control and certification Special needs for Organic Agriculture: VCU testing in organic context; DUS testing in organic context; Organic seed market and the current rules; Evolution of seed standards in Europe. A recent development in Europe: conservation varieties: EU-rules on ‘Conservation Varieties'; Quality control, production and marketing Intellectual Property Rights and plant breeding: historical origin, Breeder's Rights from Europe to the USA, Plant breeders rights and organic agriculture Discussion : EU and US comparison; Organic farming, seed policy and agricultural biodiversity

Keywords: plant breeding; seed commercialization law; policies; in organic sector; seed laws cultivars; government protection DUS norms; variety registration VCU testing; quality control; balancing policy objective; certification EU-Rule on “Conservation Varietie” (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Published in Organic Crop Breeding, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, 9781119945932. ⟨10.1002/9781119945932.ch8⟩

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DOI: 10.1002/9781119945932.ch8

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