April 8, 2026

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Chile - ANPROS se reúne con director nacional del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG) para abordar desafíos estratégicos del sector semillero

April 7, 2026

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Deutschland - Für das Anbaujahr Herbst 2025/Frühjahr 2026 kann die Nachbauerklärung ab sofort online eingereicht werden

Gene editing may be entering a new world order - The European Union appears to be close to approving the technology, which could open doors in other countries as well (The Western Producer)

USA - Eighth Circuit upholds dismissal of antitrust claims against Bayer CropScience (Courthouse News Service)

April 6, 2026

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Breeders Trust steps up monitoring of illegal seed potato trade online (Potato Pro)

South Africa - Easier approval process on the cards for new seed technologies (African Farming)

April 3, 2026

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Perú avanza definiendo lineamientos para determinar la condición regulatoria de los productos desarrollados con nuevas herramientas biotecnológicas

TAIEX INTPA expert mission on Plant Variety Protection (PVP) and the UPOV system in Guatemala: steps toward modern Plant Breeders’ Rights and UPOV membership
TAIEX-missie in Guatemala: stappen naar modern kwekersrecht en UPOV-lidmaatschap

Le gouvernement burkinabè dissout le Centre national de semences forestières (Agence Afrique)

April 2, 2026

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COGEM - Second renewal of the authorisation for import, distribution and retail of genetically modified carnation FLO-40689-6 (Moonaqua™)

COGEM - Renewal of the authorisation for import, distribution and retail of genetically modified carnation FLO-40685-2 (Moonvista™)

Peru releases gene editing guidelines

April 1, 2026

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Australia’s plant breeders protection regime: Promoting innovation (IPHQ News)

Swedish Board of Agriculture - Växtsortmeddelande / Plant Varieties Gazette 2026:4  - Sortlista 2026 / National List of Plant Varieties 2026

New Zealand Intellectual Property Office - The Plant Variety Rights Journal - April 2026

March 31, 2026

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Swedish Board of Agriculture - Växtsortmeddelanden (växtförädlarrätter) / Plant Varieties Gazette, 2026:03 (växtförädlarrätter)

Reino Unido da «luz verde» a su primer cultivo editado: cebada forrajera que reduciría la emisión de metano en el ganado

March 30, 2026

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Argentina - El Gobierno redefinió la estructura del Inase: qué cambia en su funcionamiento interno (Noticias Agropecuarias)

Argentina - INASE, Instituto Nacional de Semillas, DECTO-2026-205-APN-PTE - Apruébase la estructura organizativa

Inside the United Kingdom's precision breeding revolution

March 27, 2026

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Poland tightens rules and enforcement of plant varieties and plant material

USDA/APHIS - Bayer CropScience: Determination of Nonregulated Status of MON 95275 Maize (Corn)

March 26, 2026

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UPOV launches PRISMA Plus pilot project to streamline plant variety protection at 7th Electronic Applications Meeting

United Kingdom - The Seeds Gazette: information on variety list applications and existing variety list awards for Great Britain and Northern Ireland Variety Lists and UK Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) applications and existing UK PBR grants

UPOV working group discusses independent expert study on breeder's right and exhaustion

USDA/APHIS deregulates corn engineered for insect resistance

China releases draft guidelines and thresholds for the determination of essentially derived varieties

Ukraine ratifies International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Odessa Journal)

Gene-editing regulation roundup, March 2026 (Morrisson & Foerster)

March 25, 2026

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Rothamsted gene-edited barley crop becomes first to receive a UK Precision Bred Organism marketing notice