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Dr. Marco Nardi -
Italian Seed Trade Association |
April 2003 |
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What other
challenges do Italian seed companies face at this time?
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At the
moment, particular attention is paid to the proposals put
forward in last January by the EC Commission to review the
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), for the possible
consequences on seed activity. The decrease of aids given to
durum wheat production and to rice and herbage seeds could
entail a respective reduction of the demand and of the use
of certified seeds. This situation could affect also other
productions. The topics then
vary according to the sectors. For instance, for the
vegetable group, we are facing the administrative
phytosanitary requirements for the seed exports to South
America (PRA), as well as the matter of the relationships
with the plant raisers, who are more and more important in
the production process. |
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