Proceedings of First World Conference on Organic Seed: Challenges and Opportunities for Organic Agriculture and the Seed Industry

Summary:

The ‘First Conference on Organic Seeds’ held on 5-7 July 2004 in Rome, focussed on several key aspects of seed production and propagation, including economics, seed quality and diversity, in addition to harmonization and regulation within the industry. With over 60 presentations covering the scientific and technical aspects of organic seed production, this publication provides information about the current organic seed industry. The conference’s panel discussion addresses the pivotal issue of co-existence of organic agriculture with genetic engineering.