South Korea’s National Seed Resources will hold a two-week training course from October 18 to 31 for agricultural ministry officials responsible for seed-related work in nine Asian countries.
The course will take place at the National Seed Resources’ International Seed and Life Training Center. Participants will come from Laos, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand and the Philippines.
The curriculum covers South Korea’s system for protecting new plant varieties, the production and supply of food-crop seeds, and seed-testing technologies.
Participants will visit an international seed exhibition, domestic seed companies and research institutions. They will learn about seed development by private firms and the work of research organizations in the sector.
The National Seed Resources has run the course independently since 2008. This year, it is organizing the program with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), drawing on the agency’s experience in international development cooperation.
National Seed Resources head Yang Ju-pil said the course would share South Korea’s seed-management expertise and development experience with Asian countries and help build a foundation for continued cooperation in the field.
