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State of Organic Seed, 2016
Kristina (Kiki) HubbardPresentation to the NOSB
November 18, 2016
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Measuring progress in increasing the availability, quality, and integrity of organic seed available to US farmers
State of Organic Seed
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State of Organic Seed
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We envision an organic food supply built on a foundation of organic seed
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What progress have we made?• Organic seed sourcing • Organic seed satisfaction • Support for organic seed• Organic seed investments
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Using organic seed for all acreage: 27% (20% in 2011)
Increased over last three years: 31%
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74%
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Little or no progress• Most farmers still rely on non-organic• Forage crop acreage• Largest operations use relatively little• Certifiers could use better guidance
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Ongoing challenges
• Inconsistent enforcement of organic seed regulation• Data to track organic seed supply• Funding and infrastructure constraints for research• Insufficient capacity for organic seed production• Burden of GMOs and restrictive IPRs
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Recommendations
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• Improve organic seed guidanceo Measurable improvementso Extra measures: 5 sources + variety trialso Handler responsibilities
• Increase certifier and inspector trainings• Establish a review of organic seed availability• Support organic seed database• Publish (quickly!) guidance on excluded methods • Continue to address seed purity
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Thank you
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