The regional commissions on the basis of the Voluntary Certification System (VDS) "Rosselkhoztsentr" for 2014-2019 1157 seed farms that produce, comprehensively refine, package and sell seeds of plants of the highest categories were certified. As of March 01, 2020, 974 seed farms were registered in the system.
At the moment, during inspection inspections, inconsistencies of certified objects have been revealed with the requirements of regulatory documents controlled during certification. As a result, 179 seed farms ceased operations, the certificates of conformity were terminated.
Recall that the Food Security Doctrine (approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated January 21, 2020) states that the national interests of the state in the field of food security for the long term are, inter alia, the development of selection and seed production of agricultural plants through the introduction of competitive domestic technologies based on the latest achievements of science.
In addition, the priorities and goals of state policy in the field of agricultural development and the regulation of agricultural products, raw materials and food markets for 2013–2020 are government support for agricultural producers, as well as organizations and individual entrepreneurs engaged in production, comprehensive refinement, packaging and implementation seeds of plants of the highest categories.