Symposium on the Benefits of Plant Variety Protection for Farmers and Growers (UPOV/SYM/GE/12)
November 2, 2012 (Geneva, Switzerland)
Meetings by Topic 
Seminars & Symposia
Video on demand 
Publications
| Code | Title(s) | File(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UPOV/PUB/357.4 | Symposium on the Benefits of Plant Variety Protection for Farmers and Growers |  EN FR ES DE |
Meeting Documents
| Code | Title(s) | File(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/1 | Program | EN FR ES DE |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/CONCLUSIONS | Closing Remarks | EN FR ES DE |
Biographies
| Code | Title(s) | File(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/1/BIO | Mr. Thor Gunnar Kofoed (Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations (COPA)–General Committee for Agricultural Cooperation in the European Union (COGEPA)) (Denmark) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/2/BIO | Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, UPOV | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/3/BIO | Mr. Stephen Mbithi, Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/4/BIO | Mr. Philippe Toulemonde, President of Star Fruits (France) | FR |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/5/BIO | Mr. Stephen Smith, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (United States of America) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/6/BIO | Mr. Eduardo Baamonde, Director General, Cooperativas Agroalimentarias (Spain) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/7/BIO | Mr. Oscar Stroschon, Sementes Produtiva (Brazil) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/8/BIO | Mr. Vuyisile Phehane, Agricultural Research Council (South Africa) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/10/BIO | Mr. Young-Hae Kim (Republic of Korea) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/11/BIO | Mr. Guy Kastler, Coordinator, Via Campesina (France) | FR |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/12/BIO | Mr. Yoshiteru Kudo (Japan) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/13/BIO | Mr. Derk Gesink (Netherlands) | EN |
Presentations
| Code | Title(s) | File(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/KEYNOTE | Key Note Speech: The importance of new plant varieties for farmers and growers | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/2 | Introduction Prepared by: Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, UPOV | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/3 | The experience of small-holder flower growers in Kenya Prepared by: Mr. Stephen Mbithi, Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/4 | The use of plant variety protection to add value for fruit growers Prepared by: Mr. Philippe Toulemonde, President of Star Fruits (France) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/5 | Investing to deliver the varieties that farmers and growers need Prepared by: Mr. Stephen Smith, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (United States of America) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/6 | Adding value for grower cooperatives Prepared by: Mr. Eduardo Baamonde, Director General, Cooperativas Agroalimentarias (Spain) | ES |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/7 | The use of plant variety protection to add value for farmers in Brazil Prepared by: Mr. Oscar Stroschon, Sementes Produtiva (Brazil) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/8 | Delivering high performance varieties to subsistence/small-holder farmers Prepared by: Mr. Vuyisile Phehane, Agricultural Research Council (South Africa) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/9 | Encouraging the development of new varieties of plants Prepared by: Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, UPOV | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/10 | A farmer-breeder experience in the Republic of Korea Prepared by: Mr. Young-Hae Kim (Republic of Korea) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/11 | The role of plant variety protection in supporting the development of improved varieties Prepared by: Mr. Guy Kastler, Coordinator, Via Campesina (France) | FR |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/12 | The Ashiro Rindo Story Prepared by: Mr. Yoshiteru Kudo (Japan) | EN |
| UPOV/SYM/GE/12/13 | The importance of plant variety protection for farmer-breeders of potato Prepared by: Mr. Derk Gesink (Netherlands) | EN |
