Regulation on seed farms of the Kyrgyz Republic. Country/Territory Kyrgyzstan Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Crops/grasses Plant variety Business/industry/corporations Classification/declassification Plant production Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract A seed growing farm of the Kyrgyz Republic may be an economic entity irrespective of its form of ownership, voluntarily willing to grow and (or) sell seeds and planting material of one or several crops meeting the requirements (criteria) for seed production farms and which guarantees the unconditional compliance with all agronomic requirements set for seeds and planting material of one or several crops ensuring production of seeds and planting material with high yielding, economical and biological properties. Seed farms of the Kyrgyz Republic, depending on the functions they perform, shall be classified into three categories: (a) seed farms with the right to conduct primary crop seeds growing; (b) seed growing farms of the first group with the right to produce and trade seeds of elite and first reproductions varieties, and also seeds of first generation hybrids of agricultural crops; and (c) seed growing farm of the second group, which has the right to produce and trade the seeds of the first and second reproductions of cultivated agricultural crops. Each business entity that has obtained the status of seed production farm shall be independent economic entity. Every business entity that has expressed desire to engage in production and trade of seeds of agricultural crops, must ensure compliance with the following requirements: (a) to be in natural and climatic conditions acceptable for the production of high quality seed material, which has high varietal and sowing indicators; (b) to have the necessary fixed irrigated arable land area; (c) to have an appropriate material and technical base for the production and trade of seed material; and (d) to have the necessary staff support. Full text Russian