ESGG meeting- 21, 22 & 23 May 2019 – Blankenberge – Belgium
Agendas
Working group on vegetable seeds – May 21st – 3 pm to 4.45 pm
1- Statistical overview, agronomic and economic situation of the campaign, forecasts, prices,
cost of production
2- Impact of copper reduction on disease control of vegetable seed crops
3- The spread of aerial fertilizers /corroborants for plant protection purpose
4- Presentation of Agrosem project – FNAMS
5- AOB
Working group on main crops seeds – May 21st – 5 pm to 6.45 pm
1- Statistical overview, agronomic and economic situation of the campaign, forecasts, prices,
use of certified seeds
2- New French agreement on farm saved seeds
3- Future of durum wheat in France, lack of variety research
4- AOB
Working group on forage seeds – May 22nd – 8:30 to 10:30
1- Statistical overview, agronomic and economic situation of the campaign, forecasts, prices
2- French interbranch travel in Oregon, presentation of the main conclusions
3- Breeding sectors and seed sectors relationships, how to develop an efficient forage seeds
market? (stock management, price controlA)
4- AOB
General annual meeting – May 22nd – 11:00 to 5:30 pm
1- Welcome by the Belgian delegation
- Approval of the minutes of 2018 meeting
- Introduction of new members
2- Administration of ESGG
- Expenses 2018 and budget for 2019 and 2020
- General Annual Meeting 2020
3- Statistics: how to improve the collection of statistics?
4- Update on Plant Protection Product dossier
5- Organics seeds Regulation (use, production, exemption)
12:30/2:00: lunch
6- Update on Brexit: consequences for the seeds sector: varieties registration, seeds imports
7- Update on New Breeding techniques
8- Update on Patents on plants
9- AOB
