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2010-05-05
On the 3 of May, Phase I of the 2010 GRIP Training Programme started at Alnarp Sweden. 23 participants from 17 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America are attending the programme that will last for three weeks. The SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) campus in Alnarp will be the main venue but study visits will also be made to Uppsala and Stockholm. |
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2010-04-30
The regional phase of the International Training Programme (ITP) in Plant Breeding and Seed production 2009/10 was held in Zambia from 15 to 26 of March, 2010.
Resource persons were drawn both from the public and private sector. Most areas of the seed sectors, such as plant breeding, seed production, seed control and certification, policies and laws etc. were covered. This was all mixed with visits to several seed farms and institutes.
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2009-11-27
GRIP 2010
Phase II of the SIDA ITP Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights will take place in Pretoria, South Africa, between the 25th and 29th of January, 2010. |
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2009-11-27
PBSP 2010
Phase II of the SIDA International Training Programme PLANT BREEDING AND SEED PRODUCTION will be held in Zambia, during the period March 15th to 26th, 2010. |
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2009-10-01
New Office Location
Svalöf Consulting has moved to a new office within the campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp
Svalöf Consulting AB
Elevenborgsvägen 2
P.O. Box 13
230 53 Alnarp |
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Press Release
“Urgent government measures and increased public and private investment in the seed sector are required for the long term if agriculture is to meet the challenge of food security in the context of population growth and climate change.” This was the declaration of the Second World Seed Conference held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, September 8-10, 2009.
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A successful Swedish seed project financed by Sida has been carried out in Central Asia since the year 2000. According to Rutger Persson, supporting Tajikistan in the development of its seed industry is a good form of aid in the fight to reduce poverty. Rutger Persson has worked with development aid in Africa for 20 years. He bought Svalöf Weibull’s Consultancy Department 3 years ago and now runs it as a private company.
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