 Kabul, Afganistan
October 16, 2008
Source: FAO representation in
Afghanistan
The FAO Representation in
Afghanistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture
will celebrate the WFD on Thursday, 16th October 2008, at Badam
Bagh, Kabul. This ceremony includes inauguration of the National
Seed Secretariat Building and the Perennial Horticulture
Development Centre at Badam Bagh in Kabul, which will become the
umbrella institution for all seed industry functions in the
country.
The new National Seed Secretariat is situated close to the
Central Seed Testing Laboratory in Kabul and accommodates the
apex institutions for coordinating seed industry functions in
Afghanistan, comprising the National Seed Board and its
affiliated bodies namely the Variety Release Committee, the Seed
and Plant Health Inspectorate, the Seed Certification Agency,
and the Afghanistan National Seed Association.
The National Seed Board will be proclaimed upon ratification of
the Seed Law, which is currently at parliament level for
consideration.
The Seed Board will function as the highest body in the seed
sector with overall oversight for the management of the national
seed programme and having autonomy and freedom to carry out its
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