“Reap what you sow”

The next May 16 will be held in Sábada (Zaragoza-Spain) A Field Day show focused on the importance of certified seed cereal. Under the slogan “You reap what you sow” a series of presentations that will conclude with a visit to the fields of test and a meal in which attendees can exchange impressions will be made.

The day will begin at 9:30 am with a welcome by the mayor of Sábada, Santos Navarro and President of the Cooperativa San José, Enrique Arceiz. After this, two presentations of 30 minutes each that will value the seed as a vector of innovation and progress in agriculture and stress the importance of using certified cereal production of seed Aragon made. These presentations will be made by Javier de Sebastian, coordinator of the Intellectual Property Committee Anove Grain and Jesus Zalba, manager of the Cooperativa San José.

After the closing of the day by Enrique Novales, CEO of Food and Agribusiness Development of the Government of Aragon, a visit to the camps test is conducted to know all the work behind a seed certified cereal. Investment in the genetic improvement of cereal varieties allowed: improving resistance to diseases and pests; adapt crops to adverse conditions; facilitate mechanization, cultivation, transportation and storage; improve quality, adaptation to the processing and use; increase potential yields. As an example, in the last 13 years the average weighted yield of 10 wheat varieties planted in Spain more has increased at a rate of 26 kg / ha year.

The conference is organized by the initiative “Certified Seed: You reap what you sow,” which is derived from the agreements conditioning signed grain between obtentoras entities and entities conditioning grain represented by the following entities: Anove-GESLIVE (Association national Plant Breeders and its subsidiary for managing licenses), Cooperative Agro-alimentary of Spain, Aprose (Association of Seed Producers Selectas) ACCOE (Trade Association Grains and Oilseeds of Spain, ACML (Catalan Association Multiplicadors Llavors) and SEMICAN (Andalusian Business Association of Certified Seed Producers).

In 2011 Conventions conditioning grain between entities Anove-GESLIVE (National Association of Plant Breeders and its subsidiary for managing licenses), and entities Cooperatives Agro-alimentary of Spain, Aprose (Association of Seed Producers Selectas) were signed , ACCOE (Trade Association Grains and Oilseeds of Spain, ACML (Catalan Association Multiplicadors Llavors) and SEMICAN (Business Association Andaluza Producers Certified Seed). through this agreement, the statement to be made by farmers reemplean is provided grain of protected varieties for sowing, while breeders waive 50% of the amounts which should enter for this item. this 50% is not going to breeders, it is intended to funds whose objectives primarily the GENVCE support network testing cereal, and shares information and promotion of use of certified seed.

The signatories decided this year a substantial share of the specific funds raised by these agreements to give continuity to the campaign launched last year to promote the use of certified seed campaign.

This campaign includes a major media plan (press, television, digital media and RRSS) and its central action the development of three field days focusing on the most relevant CCAA in this crop: CyL, CLM and Aragon.

The Sábada Day has the support of the Government of Aragon, the City of Sábada and the Cooperativa San José.

This campaign, which will have two more days in the communities of Castilla La Mancha and Castilla y Leon, has a wide array of communication actions can follow the details on the web www.semillacertificada.com.

If you wish to attend the conference, you can join:
– Through the following link: http://www.reunalia.com/152023
– By email: Email: administracion@anove.es,
– Or by phone: 913605339