On the 22 and 23 of February an International workshop on India-EU collaboration in seed sector development and PVP will be held in New Delhi.
This event is jointly organised by:
- Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers Right Authority, (Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare; Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Govt. of India)
- Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, (Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India), Community Plant Variety Office and the EUIPO (European Union)
With the support of:
- The German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture,
- Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Netherlands
Participation will involve EU and Indian representatives together with Representatives from EU Breeder’s Associations
This joint workshop shall help:
- To create a forum of interaction between plant breeders, seed associations & PVP offices for EU and India
- To strengthen skills and knowledge of the Plant Variety Rights legislation in the EU-CPVO, India and UPOV
- To build a framework on Convention Country arrangement for mutual recognition of PVP legislations with the member countries at EU with India