The Law on Seed Production, which came into force on September 1, 2023, gives seed growers a year to prepare to use the FSIS “Seed Production”. From September 1, 2024, the use of the system will become mandatory for all seed growers, except those who produce seed for personal purposes.
It will be necessary to provide data (information about the company and information about seed production) to the system annually before March 1.
The rules for providing information to the FSIS “Seed Growing” will be finally approved in 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture noted. Representatives of the department believe that the use of the system will increase market transparency and will allow tracking the entire path that seeds go through, including not only manufacturing organizations, but also laboratories and scientific organizations involved in testing seeds, and other enterprises involved in seed production.