TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

7th ECO Regional Seed Trade Congress 2019 29 November - 01 December 2019 KREMLINE PALACE Hotel, Antalya, TÜRKİYE PROGRAMME: November 29, Friday: Arrival of participants Whole Day Visiting Growtech International Agricultural Exibition DAY I November 30 Saturday: 08:30-10:00 Registration of Participants 10:00 - 11:00 Opening Session Welcome speeches: • Dr. Mete Kömeağaç, President of ECOSA • Mr.Savaş Akcan, President of TURKTOB • FAO Representative in TURKEY • Deputy Secretary General of ECO  Minister for Agriculture and Forestry TURKEY 11:00 -11:15 Coffee-break First session: “Seed Sector Model and Organization” Chairman: Dr. Vehbi Eser, ECOSA 11:15 - 11:35 Evolution of Seed Sector and Seed Trade in Turkey –TURKTOB 11:35 - 11:55 Role of Euroseeds in Development of the Regional Seed Trade –Garlich Von ESSEN 11:55 - 12:15 Seed Trade Policy Development in the World –Michael KELLER 12:15 –12:35 Discussion and conclusions 12:35 – 13.45 Lunch-break Second ...

Turkey’s major bean breeder MAY Seed has licensed its green bean variety, Asya, to a company in the U.S.A. Becoming a strong and well known Turkish Seed company with 40 years of experience, MAY Seed not only exports seeds from Turkey to over 40 countries but also exports seed technology and license as a result of strong R&D investment. Materializing around 10 percent of Turkey’s annual seed exports individually, MAY Seed also began to export proprietary corn hybrids bred in Turkey to USA, which is one of world’s largest corn producing country. Having carried out R&D, production, domestic and overseas sale of vegetable, field, industrial and forage crop species seeds since 1978, MAY Seed added 3 new varieties to its green beans portfolio this year as a result of intense breeding programmes. A leading brand in the Turkish Market in bean seed supply, MAY Seed made a name with a broad product portfolio that meets the expectations and needs of the green beans market and food...