Istanbul, May 30 (HNA) – The International Seed Federation joined forces with 12 organisations representing and defending the interests of plant breeders worldwide to collaborate in the fight against illegal seed practices (ISP) through a historic memorandum of understanding signed today at the ISF World Seed Congress 2024.
Among the esteemed organisations participating in this united front are the International Seed Federation, the AFSTA Seed Trade Association, the Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance, Euroseeds, the Seed Association of the Americas (SAA), the Anti-Infringement Bureau for IP Rights on Plant Material (AIB), Breeders Trust, Ciopora, CropLife International, Gestion De Licencias Vegetales Geslive SL, Sicasov Italia, Seed Innovation and Protection Alliance, and Seeds Innovation and Protection Initiative (SIPI).
The text of the agreement of the world’s 13 leading seed organisations reads as follows:
“With this MoU, organisations aim to increase awareness of and implement legal seed and plant practices worldwide. These practices promote value creation in the agricultural and horticultural sectors and foster innovation for farmers and growers. Such innovation is crucial to developing plant varieties that meet plant breeders’ current and future needs, including adaptation to the impacts of climate change and resistance to different pests and diseases.”
