The CSTA
have developed a Variety Name Preservation Working Group whose
focus is to seek ways to add value through the grain handling
and processing system through the use of Certified Seed. This
group has assembled a communications package on these
advantages all the way down the food chain and shared it with
numerous industry contacts.A
briefing note, prepared by legal sources was circulated to
CSTA members to offer insights into mechanisms whereby members
could protect the value of variety names beyond the point of
seed sale.
Proper use of a variety name to sell
Certified seed and the crops produced from Certified seed
enhances the value of the variety name, giving an economic
advantage to all breeders, growers and farmers of Certified
seed and food processors using them.
