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| The seed certification service (SCS) of the department of Agriculture was formally established in 1979 with the assistance of the Netherland Government Aid program. |
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| SCS which belongs to the directorate of Seed certification and plant protection performs regulatory functions pertaining to assuring the quality of seeds and planting materials available to farmers. |
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| Seed quality control system is being conducted by Seed Certification Service with; |
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Filed inspection |
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Seed sampling and testing |
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Post control testing |
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Variety identification and certification |
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Perennial fruit crop certification |
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Implementation of seed act |
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| Currently, it operates in all seed producing areas in 24 SCS regional units, 5 postcontrol fields, 4 seed testing laboratories and a seed health testing and seed research laboratory. |
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| Central seed testing laboratory is a member of International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) and all the seed testing laboratories maintain therequirement of ISTA. |
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