Workshop on Awareness of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention Held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Workshop on awareness of plane variety protection under the UPOV Convention was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

◆Date and Venue

-Date: Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

-Venue: Phnom Penh Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

◆Attendees
Delegates from Ministry of Industry and Handicraft, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Cambodia and private companies in Cambodia

◆Lecturers

• Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, UPOV
• Mr. Jun Koide, Technical/Regional Officer, UPOV
• Dr. Nguyen Thanh Minh, Director, PVPO, Department of Crop Production, Ministry of　Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam
• Mr. Katsumi Yamaguchi, Director, PVP Office and Associate Director of IP Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan

◆EAPVPF Office : Japan Association for Techno-innovation in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(JATAFF)

◆Relevant materials :

• 01 Agenda
• 02 Participant List
• 03 Opening Address
  • 1 Dr. Hean Vanhan, Deputy Director General, General Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia
  • 2 Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, UPOV
  • 3 Mr. Katsumi Yamaguchi, Director, PVP Office and Associate Director of IP Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
• 04 Presentation materials
  • 1 Basic Principles of Plant Variety Protection and Benefits of UPOV membership from P Button
  • 2 Experience of Japan – The Impact of Plant Variety Protection Under the UPOV　Convention from K Yamaguchi
  • 3 Progress in Accession to UPOV for 10 years : Impacts and Challenges for Agricultures in Viet Nam from Nguyen Thanh Minh
  • 4 Overview and Challenge of Plant Variety Protection　Laws and operation in Cambodia from Phe Chantravuth
  • 5 Support for Members of UPOV from J Koide
  • 6 Procedure in Viet Nam for becoming a UPOV member from Nguyen Thanh Minh