Maintaining capacity in seed technology and seed testing

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INTERNATIONAL SEED TESTING ASSOCIATION (ISTA)www.seedtest.org• Lack of training opportunities is also a featurefor Australasia, Asia, Africa and South America• Currently within ISTA, training is ‘in-house’ –trained analysts do the training• The majority of seed analysts are either babyboomers or early generation X-ers; very fewgeneration Y seed analysts• The need for skilled seed analysts is unlikely todisappear
INTERNATIONAL SEED TESTING ASSOCIATION (ISTA)www.seedtest.orgMaintaining Capacity – Seed TechnologyDeveloping economies• There is already keen interest from Generation Y, but alack of resources, particularly as “seeds” have beendowngraded in priority or removed completely fromfunding target areas.• Regional seed organisations, in co-operation with FAOand governments should assess priorities and organisescholarship funding from whatever sources areavailable.
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