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First ECOSA International Seed Trade Conference (ECOSA 2009) to be held December 2-4, 2009 in Antalya, Turkey
Aleppo, Syria
July 18, 2009
The Turkish Seed Union (Turk-TOB) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) on behalf of the Turkish Seed Industry and its partners the Turkish International Development Agency (TIKA), the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) are pleased to announce that the First ECOSA International Seed Trade Conference (ECOSA2009) will be held from 2-4 December 2009 at the Fame Residence Lara & SPA hotel in Antalya, Turkey.
ECOSA2009 will cover a broad range of issues of interest in the seed trade and the global seed industry. It will provide an opportunity to promote your business at a global level in general and ECO region in particular and keep abreast with the current developments in the industry.
The main focus of the first conference will be seed trade including exploring the status and prospects of regional and global seed industry; opportunities in the seed market in ECO region; international seed regulations and conventions of relevance to the ECO region; and the status and role of the private seed sector in ECO region.
 Topics include:
- Trends in regional and global seed industry
- Status and prospects of seed market in ECO Region
- International environments of relevance to ECO region
(OECD Seed Schemes, IPRs, ISTA Accreditation,)
- Facilitating regional seed trade (harmonizing seed regulations, national/regional seed associations)
- Privatization of seed sector: approach and progress
- Status and role of private sector in ECO member countries
The ECO encompasses an area of 800 million ha and population of 350 million people with a rich variety of agro-climatic conditions suitable for crop and livestock production and huge potential and opportunities for seed market.
ECOSA2009 is organized and hosted by the Turkish Seed Union and held under the auspices of the ECOSA in collaboration with MARA, TIKA, ECO, FAO and ICARDA.
Information on conference website and bank account for registration will be made available soon.
We look forward to seeing you in ECOSA2009 (Antalya, Turkey)
Zewdie Bishaw, PhD
Head, Seed Section, ICARDA
P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria
Tel: +963 21 2213433
Fax: +963 21 2213490
E-mail: z.bishaw@cgiar.org
ICARDA is one of the 15 centers supported by the CGIAR.
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