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JUNE 2015 SEEDWORLD.COM 61 AGRICULTURE PLAYS KEY ROLE IN POLANDS ECONOMY A Polish plant breeding official recognized the seed industrys critical role in the republics economy during the the International Seed Federations 2015 World Seed Congress held May 25-27 in Krakw Poland. It is worth noting that Poland is the sixth largest country in the European Union says Bogusaw Rzeznicki of Polands Department of Plant Breeding and Protection. With a population of 38.2 million people agriculture employs more than 12 percent of the population. Poland is a world leader in the production of apples he says. We are also known for the production of cabbage onions and other leafy green vegetables. Karol Marciniak who served as the chair of the National Organizing Committee of the Polish Seed Trade Association highlights that Krakw is one of the most Polish academic cultural and artistic centers. Its also part of a growing economy Marciniak says noting that agriculture in Poland has experienced much growth in recent years. The last part of our economy depends on agriculture which is rooted in the seed industry. Despite this farms in Poland remain relatively small in comparison to the United States. About 52 percent of agricultural land and 56 percent of livestock comprise farms of less than 20 hectares or about 50 acres according to the latest data from Eurostat. Rzeznicki notes that the seed and farming sectors face global challenges. We need to produce more food he says adding that the industry needs to ensure the protection of intellectual property and bring new varieties to the market place that are better adapted to changes in the climate and the environment. Additionally Rzeznicki says work is under way to improve the access and benefit sharing mechanism of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. WHEREON THE WEB For complete coverage from the International Seed Federations 2015 World Seed Congress visit SeedWorld.comISFWorldSeedCongress2015. is by reducing the cost enhancing the product image increasing the yield improving persistency and improving quality or trace elements. What we are selling is not a gadget Alderton emphasized. It needs to work and be valuable to the user. With seed treatments Alderton said his team regularly gets a 25 percent increase in establishment rates in the seedling stage which is then trans- ferred through to all the mature grasses. In terms of what the farmer will see Alderton said its about 100 euros of increased return on his fields. Thats quite significant compared to the invest- ment he added. SW