Dr. Marco Nardi - Italian Seed Trade Association

April 2003

 
Imagine that you are sitting down in an airplane and the fellow next to you turns out to be a seedsman from another country who doesn't know much about the seed business in Italy and the opportunities it offers his company, but is eager to learn.
What would you tell him about Italian agriculture and the seed sector, its focus, its strengths and the opportunities it offers to foreign customers and partners?
Maybe you would also tell him a little bit about the Italian seed companies: size, structure, ownership, philosophy, focus of activity, export activities, etc...
... and about the sort of seed expertise and seed-related technologies he could find in Italy?
What impact is the forthcoming enlargement of the European Union likely to have on Italian seed company and the Italian seed industry?
How much impact does the organic movement have in Italy? How strong is the trend towards organic produce? organic food? organic animal feed? organic seed?
Will the Italian seed companies be ready to meet both the new legal constraints and the demand of the market when the European organic law is implemented?
What is the situation in Italy regarding GMO seed and GMO food?
What other challenges do Italian seed companies face at this time?
On what issues does the Italian Seed Association focus currently and for the near future?
What do you personally see as the main challenges for the Italian seed companies in the next few years?
 

 

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