Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia held Online Workshop on Plant Variety Protection ―Plant Breeders’ Rights and Farmers’ Benefits―

Ministry of Agriculture. Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia held Online Workshop on Plant Variety Protection ―Plant Breeders’ Rights and Farmers’ Benefits―.

◆Date and format :
-Date : 28 February, 2022
-Format : Zoom system

◆Attendees :
– Government officials and delegates from relevant institutions of Cambodia
– Delegates from the EAPVP Forum member countries

◆Remarks:
-Mr. Phe Chantravuth, Director of Department of Industrial Property Rights of General Department of Industry, Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, Cambodia
-Mr. Teruhisa Miyamoto, Deputy Director, Intellectual Property Division, Export and International Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
-Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, UPOV
-Mr. Op Pich, Director Department of Crop Seed, General Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia

◆Lecturers :
-Mr. Azizi Bin Hashim, Senior Principal Assistant Director, Plant Variety Protection Registration Section, Crop Quality Control Division, Department of Agriculture, Malaysia
-Dr. Pa Pa Win, Senior Research Officer, PVPO, Department of Agricultural Research (DAR), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Myanmar
-Mr. Madoka Koshibe, President, Vilmorin-Mikado Co., LTD., Japan
-Ms. Srun Khema, Deputy Director, Department of Crop Seed, GDA, MAFF, Cambodia
-Mr. Phe Chantravuth, Director of Department of Industrial Property Rights of General Department of Industry, Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, Cambodia
-Mr. Hun Yadana, Head Planning and Business Cooperative Office, CARDI, Cambodia
-Mr. Manabu Suzuki, Technical/Regional Officer, UPOV
-Ms. Yolanda Huerta, Legal Counsel and Director of Training and Assistance, UPOV
-Dr. Mak Chanratana, Deputy Director, Department of Crop Seed, GDA, MAFF

◆Relevant Materials :
◇Agenda
◇Presentation Files:
– Malaysia’s Experiences on Harmonisation of PVP System in line with UPOV System by Mr. Azizi Bin Hashim
– Development of PVP System in Myanmar by Dr. Pa Pa Win
– Plant Breeding and Plant Variety Protection -Synergy and Multiple by Mr. Madoka Koshibe
– Role and Responsibility of the Dept of Crop Seed, Procedure of Variety release and National Variety List in Cambodia by Ms. Khema Srun
– The Process of Registration Plant Variety Protection in Cambodia by Mr. Phe Chantravuth
– CARDI Plant Breeding Programme & Variety Protection Perspective by Mr. Hun Yadana
– Benefits of UPOV membership_Mr. Manabu Suzuki
– How the UPOV Convention provides incentives for breeding and access to new plant varieties for farmers by Ms. Yolanda Huerta