4 bs seed llp rosario
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SEED LLP AND
TRADEBernice Slutsky
American Seed Trade
Association
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TOPICS
Seed movement during seed product life
cycle
Quality assurance during seed product
life cycle
LLP considerations
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SEED MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT
SEED PRODUCT LIFECYCLE
Seed can move across borders at almost every point in the lifecycle
Research and development facilities can be in a different countrythan the production of breeders seed
Breeders seed is often produced in a different country thanbreeding facilities and the production of hybrids
A shipping container of breeders seed can consist hundreds of individualpackages of small amounts of seed representing that many different varietiesof breeders seed
Counter season production of commercial seed is the norm
Seed cleaning, conditioning and packaging before export to thecountry of cultivation
Re-export is common practice
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GLOBAL SEED FLOWSCORN, SOYBEAN, COTTON AND CANOLA SEED
Corn seed
Soy
Cotton
Canola
Sorghum
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QUALITY MANAGEMENT
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SEED QUALITY STANDARDS
Critical control points throughout the product life cycle
The importance of seed quality and product integrity has beenrecognized by the industry since its inception.
Tracking, recordkeeping, testing and other measures withappropriate management systems are essential parts of product
development and the commercial life cycle for purposes of qualityassurance and seed product integrity
Maintaining a seed varietys trueness to type is critical for marketacceptance.
Quality standards are based upon market expectations and the limits
of biological systems. Therefore, thresholds or tolerances are acomponent of seed quality standards.
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SEED QUALITY STANDARDS
OECD Seed Schemes
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) Seed Schemes are rules used by 58 participating countriesto certify and label seed for varietal purity for international movement.
Facilitates movement of seed through varietal certification
Use of labels and certificates for seed produced and processed forinternational trade according to agreed principles
Seed Testing
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)orange
certificateAssociation of Official Seed Analysts (US and Canada)
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PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP:
EXCELLENCE THROUGH
STEWARDSHIPETSs missionis to promote the responsible management of plant
biotechnology, primarily by developing and encouraging
implementation of product stewardship practices and by educating
the public about those practices.
Principles and management practicesGuides to understanding and implementing stewardship programs
and quality management systems
Global stewardship audit process
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SEED LLP: CONSIDERATIONS
Predictability and transparency in the management of
import transactions, such as testing and sampling
protocols
Establishment of transparent and science-based
management of import/export transactions with aligned
approaches where possible
Understanding of existing seed quality standards and
practices and the role they can play in LLP policies
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SEED LLP: CONSIDERATIONS
Mechanism for sharing environmental safety
assessment information among regulators
Use of existing data and cultivation safety
assessments in approaches to seed LLPIdentify approaches specific to highly familiar
traits