France’s national seed testing station, SNES, is celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2024. Its challenges — like those facing every seed testing agency — are bigger today than ever. Among other pressures, SNES is now dealing with climate change and the changes that accompany Europe’s agroecological transition away from chemical inputs. Can the seed testing sector collectively meet the hurdles ahead? Seed World sat down with Clotilde Polderman-Roussille, the head of SNES, to talk about what’s ahead for seed testing, and how SNES and its counterparts around the world can keep up. Listen in on their conversation in the video below.
