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Sectoral Policy on seeds 2018-2022.

Country/Territory
Turkey
Document type
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Food security Agricultural development Capacity building Certification Crops/grasses Education Extension Genetic resources International trade Plant production Planting material/seeds Registration
Geographical area
Asia, Black Sea, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Abstract

This Sectoral Policy is a national policy with a sectoral approach. The timeframe of this Sectoral Policy is 5 years between 2018 and 2022. This Policy lays down strategies for the development of the seed sector, including registration of varieties and genetic resources of field crops, vineyard-garden plants, forest plant species and other plant species, and certification, trade, and market control of seeds and planting materials. The overall purposes of this Policy are the reduction on the dependency for export by increasing domestic certified seed production; food security; development, registration and licensing of new varieties; and institutional capacity building.

Full text
Turkish
Website
www.tarimorman.gov.tr