(Large seed potato company from the NOP in the Netherlands caught red-handed) Brussels, 22 November 2018. Earlier this month Breeders Trust revealed a major fraud, concerning the switching of at least 200 tons of potatoes meant for consumption, to seed potatoes. Seed Company Mts. H. te Luttelgeest (the Netherlands) was caught red-handed when adding the[…]
Madrid October 8, 2018. At the annual meeting of the European Seed Association (ESA) in Madrid, the internationally renowned magazine Prophyta has come up with an extensive article on how Breeders Trust tackles infringements on Plant Breeders’ Rights and illegal activities in the potato and grass seed market. Stealing varieties must stop, according to Geert[…]
Budapest, May 23, 2017: In the June edition of the international Cultivar seed magazine, made available to all delegates at the ISF congress in Budapest relating to the seed industry, an article of Breeders Trust is published with the title: “Fighting against illegal practises in forage seeds. Geert Staring is the general manager of Breeders[…]
Brussels, 23 May 2017 The Antwerp Court of Appeal has sentenced a farmer in the Belgian province of Antwerp to pay a large fine and camage compensation to Breeders Trust. On May 2, the full bench division of the court sentenced the farmer involved to pay Breeders Trust a compensation of more than 90,000 euros[…]
Brussels, March 23, 2017: the seed potato breeding company Interseed Potatoes GmbH located at Wittmund Germany, recently became the newest shareholder of Breeders Trust. Breeders Trust supports its shareholders when it comes to monitoring and enforcement of the plant Breeders’ Rights and contract conditions. The aim of Breeders Trust is to create in the whole[…]
Brussels, December 10 2015: In September, Breeders Trust’ shareholder Danespo, through its Breeding company “Vandel Potatoes” located at Give (Denmark), in Appeal has achieved a major victory in a lengthy lawsuit against the Danish potato trader Knud Kristensen ApS, led by UNIPATATAS major shareholder Jens Kristensen. The dispute dates back to 2010 when the firm[…]
Brussels October 29, 2015: During the annual shareholders meeting of Breeders Trust, held on 13 October 2015 in Vienna, Mr. G.J.F. Backx (Joure) was elected as the new chair of the Board of Breeders Trust. Gerard Backs was elected for a period of 6 years and takes over the chair’s gavel from Jörg Renatus (managing[…]
In the October 2015 edition of the leading international agricultural seed magazine “Europeanseed” Breeders Trust has been interviewed about its approach to international infringement and illegalities in the potato and grass seed business. Click here to read the whole interview. More articles in the magazine Europeanseed you’ll find on: www.european-seed.com
Brussels – 3 December 2014. The Portuguese inspection service ASAE has, after a thorough investigation by the Belgium-based Breeders Trust, impounded 21,000 kilograms of grass seed with forged Polish certificates. The fraud concerns at least 3 varieties of Westerwolds ryegrass which are marketed in various countries including Portugal and France. In response to the findings[…]
Rome 13 May 2014 – This week, the Italian Ministry of Agriculture signed an agreement with AIB (Anti Infringement Bureau) and Breeders Trust. The agreement means that the Food Fraud Detection Inspection of the ministry (ICQRF) and the Inspection Service for seed potatoes and seeds (CRA-SCS) will work closely with AIB and Breeders Trust in[…]
This week, Breeders Trust successfully reached an agreement with eight Italian agricultural cooperatives and producers that propagated potato varieties, protected under the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act and marketed these as officially certified seed potatoes, without permission of the variety owner. In total, it involved approximately 800 tonnes of seed potatoes of the 2012 crop of[…]
Brussels – 7th May 2013: This spring, Breeders Trust, based in Brussels, has dealt with a serious blow in illegal trading of grass seeds. Until recently, large quantities of uncertified grass seeds were being imported into the European Union via Bulgaria. For many years, bona fide grass seed companies were unhappy about the fact that[…]