On May 20 and 21 , the Mexican SNICS ( the National Service for Inspection and Certification of Seeds ) , in cooperation with the Dutch Embassy in Mexico , engineer a practical forum entitled " Enforcement of Plant Breeder ’s Rights of Ornamental Plant Varieties in Mexico . " During the assembly , SNICS presented an challenging scheme that should lead to an increased use of higher lineament starting material by the Mexican agriculturist , mellow quality end up product with which they can enter new exportation markets and a higher Return on Investment for the stock breeder .
Mexico is sometimes concern to as " the quiescency giant " in the decorative works sphere : it is the commonwealth with the third heavy area of ornamental plant cultivation in the world , which is for the most part dependent on plant varieties developed alfresco of Mexico with pitiable compliance and control of practice of law and regulations protect stock breeder ' right hand . Therefore , alien , mostly Dutch , breeders are often loth to make their serious variety available in Mexico . This is one of the reasons why the country hardly benefits from the law of proximity of the largest sales market in the world : the US . They now import their flowers and plants principally from Colombia and Ecuador . To harness this problem , the Mexican Service for Inspection and Certification of Seeds SNICS organized the meeting place " Enforcement of Plant Breeder ’s Rights of Ornamental Plant Varieties in Mexico " on 20 and 21 .
Dutch interestSome 400 participant took part in the forum , mainly Mexican growers , research worker and policy makers , but also Dutch stock breeder . That the Netherlands was well constitute at the assembly should amount as no surprisal : Dutch stock breeder have show 283 varieties ( especially blush wine , anthuriums , chrysanthemums and gerberas ) with SNICS , more than any other country . The Netherlands was also represented among the loudspeaker system by Judith de Roos , Jurist at Plantum . The forum was opened by Mexican Minister of Agriculture Victor Villalobos , Dutch Ambassador Wilfred Mohr and SNICS Director Leobigildo Córdoba Tellez .
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In her contribution , De Roos emphasized the economic and societal importance of the Dutch source sector , the large investment funds involved in raising and the importance of adequate trade protection of plant stock breeder ' rights . She also discussed the problems that Dutch breeders in the ornamental works cultivation sector are face in Mexico , in particular illegal reproduction and the unsuccessful effectual actions against it . eventually , she emphasized the importance of common trust and good relations between chemical chain party : breeders and growers are not foe but collaborator .
Breeding from Mexican soilDirector of Agricultural Planning José Mejía Muñoz of the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture explain the importance of breeding for breeders , growers as well as consumer . For good example , breeding in ornamental horticulture ( in which most applications for aegis are made ) has led to diverseness that are more fertile , better protected against diseases , have a greater variety of people of color and shape or have a longer vase life . He also showed that flower and plant varieties are also being engender in Mexico . With its great genetic riches ( about 10 % of all plants worldwide originate in Mexico ) , Mexico extend a rich basis for breeding . Thus , autochthonal species such as tagetes ( African marigold ) , Euphorbia pulcherrima ( poinsettia ) , Tigridia pavonia ( tiger prime ) and dahlias are currently being widely cover in Mexico .
conk out through the resistanceFederico Martínez Martínez , Director of the Mexican Flower Council ( Consejo Mexicano de la Flor ) emphasize the benefits of genteelness and of using certified come for the cultivator , such as delivery in lying-in cost , faster and uniform plant increase , few losses , higher disease ohmic resistance and increase productivity . He also gave an overview of the unlike starting material supply chain of mountains uncommitted to the Mexican grower , and addressed problems face up the sector , such as illegal multiplication and a want of deference for industrial plant breeders ' right among some Mexican cultivator , the in high spirits dependence on imported start fabric , and the high outlook that the often small growers have for governing assistance . It is high fourth dimension to break the resistance to effective protection of plant breeder ' right field , to overhaul Mexico ’s plant variety law , and for Mexico to join UPOV91 ( the most late UPOV Convention , which offer even better protection of plant life breeders ' rights , but which Mexico has not yet joined ) , Martínez said .
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