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China is the second largest market for planting seeds after the United States. It is self-sufficient in planting seeds for grains, but imports some grass, vegetable, and fruit seeds.

The Canadian province of Ontario has introduced new regulations that govern the buying, selling and use of neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybeans seeds.

Greece’s certified planting seeds market shows good potential for future development. The current planting seed market value in MY 2014/15 is $180 million...

SAGARPA published an announcement which the Characteristics and Specifications to be met on the Quality Certification Labels of Seeds for Planting are Established.

On November 4, 2015, the National People’s Congress (NPC) approved amendment to China’s Seed Law.

After eight years, Pakistan has approved the amendments to its 1976 Seed Act.

Poland is one of the major agricultural plant producers in the EU, with great potential for future planting seed market development.

In 2014, agriculture accounted for 9.1% of Serbian GDP, compared to the EU 27 average of 2%.

The report includes information that has been garnered during travel within Kazakhstan, reported in the local media, or offered by host country officials and agricultural analysts.

Province of Ontario on March 23, 2015, opened a public consultation period on a proposed regulatory change aimed at reducing the use of neonicotinoids (NNI) as seed treatments for corn and soybeans...

On April 7, the SAGARPA published a proposal in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) establishing the criteria to be included in the quality certification label on packages of seeds for planting.

In Bangladesh, most research and development (R&D) for seeds occurs in the public sector.