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UPOV promotes plant breeding worldwide by protecting new plant varieties, contributing to sustainable development and global food security.

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The UPOV #PlantVarietyProtection system encourages the development of #NewPlantVarieties so that #Farmers can provide healthy, nutritious and tasty food for all of us. upov.int
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New raspberry varieties in Chile, new maize and sorghum varieties in the United Republic of Tanzania, new table grapes from Spain and small farms across Brazil and Paraguay: hear how farmers and growers are accessing new protected varieties in this panel session. Today, 15.10
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Setting the scene for our Seminar "Bringing Innovation to Farmers: New Varieties, New Opportunities," Chike Mba Deputy Director at the @FAO Martin Ekvad- Director of Legal Affairs at #UPOV and Regine Andersen of the @FniNansen Institute will open the discussions, which will be
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Today at 14:30 CEST, UPOV welcomes farmers, growers, breeders, and policymakers to Geneva for the Seminar “Bringing Innovation to Farmers: New Varieties, New Opportunities.” Mr. Daren Tang, UPOV Secretary-General will open the Seminar with how this conversation brings the
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In about 2 hours, the UPOV Seminar, Bringing Innovation to Farmers: New Varieties, New Opportunities opens at 14.30 (CEST) in Geneva! Speakers from Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Spain, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, and beyond will explore how protected plant varieties