Seasons greetings 
Tuesday 30 December 2008, 09:38 - General
Posted by Administrator
2008 was a very good year with many new friends and adventures


Happy New Year 2009
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année 2009
Feliz natal e um prospero ano novo para todos
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Anno Nuevo
Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo
Frõhliche Weihnachten und ein gutes Neues Jahr
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Prettige Kerstdagen en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
Kellemes karacsonyi es boldog uj evet kivanok
Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Multu Yillar


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Agro Consultants Network 
Monday 10 November 2008, 21:13 - General, News
Posted by Administrator
Jean-Louis Duval joins AGRO CONSULTANTS
Agro Consultants is a network of consultants all graduated from high level agrotechnology or agrobusiness European Institutes or Universities.
They operate as independant free-lances or managers of small units entirely devoted to consulting work.
Most of them have a previous experience as executive managers of divisions or subsidiaries of large agro business companies.


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Afghanistan National Seed Association 
Saturday 18 October 2008, 18:24 - Missions, News
Posted by Administrator
The Afghanistan National Seed Association hold is founding General Assembly Meeting Saturday 18 October 2008.
The board of 9 directors has been elected.
More than 100 people have attended the meeting and 32 members have joined the association including two associared members.

The board of directors has elected his president: Mr. Saidajan ABDIANI during his meeting 20 October 2008.

More information on www.afghanseed.org

Photos: Scrutinizers - Logo - The new board of Directors


The president Saidajan ABDIANI


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Inauguration of the National Seed Secretariat of Afghanistan 
Thursday 16 October 2008, 14:15 - News
Posted by Administrator
The new National Seed Secretariat is situated in close proximity to the Central Seed Testing Laboratory in Kabul and accommodates the apex institutions for coordinating seed industry functions in Afghanistan, comprising the National Seed Board and its affiliated bodies namely the Variety Release Committee, the Seed and Plant Health Inspectorate, the Seed Certification Agency, and the Afghanistan National Seed Association. The National Seed Board will be proclaimed upon ratification of the Seed Law, which is currently at parliament level for consideration. The Seed Board will function as the highest body in the seed sector with overall oversight for the management of the national seed programme and having autonomy and freedom to carry out its functions.
[From FAO press release]


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Kazakhstan and Intellectual property 
Monday 29 September 2008, 13:38 - Legislation
Posted by Administrator
During a recent visit to Kazakhstan the question of royalties implementation and collection has been raised during many different meetings with members of the Ministry of Agriculture.
A member of Kazagroinnovations said: "As for the position of Minagri, it was a request of the current minister of agriculture to develop such a system. What we will do this year: we will study European and Australian systems and then have a meeting with the Minister and aprove our concept on how we should proceed..."

Kazakhstan is still not a member of UPOV but there is a Kazakh Law on plant protection.
Will this royalty issue will drive Kazakhstan to apply for UPOV membership, this is not known currently?

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