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UPOV promotes plant breeding worldwide by protecting new plant varieties, contributing to sustainable development and global food security.

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The UPOV #PlantVarietyProtection system encourages the development of #NewPlantVarieties so that #Farmers can provide healthy, nutritious and tasty food for all of us.

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Can you guess which crops topped new plant variety applications in the first half of this year?

From January to June 2026, hundreds of applicants turned to UPOV PRISMA: the tailor-made tool that streamlines plant variety protection (PVP) and national listing applications.

More: https://t.co/QOBzY27ZjH
#UPOV #Agriculture #NewPlantVarieties #Crops #Innovation

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The UPOV Distance Learning Courses are still open for enrollments! (registrations close on Sept 7)

🔗 Learn more and register here: https://t.co/YQof26Sseh

#Education #Training #NewPlantVarieties #Agriculture

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There's a lot on the horizon at #UPOV.

From seminars and webinars to technical meetings, our upcoming events bring together breeders, examiners, policymakers and partners from across the plant variety protection community. Take a look at what's coming up and click the link to join.

See the calendar: https://t.co/2oJkav9col

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UPOV Lex: the central legal reference hub for plant variety protection systems worldwide, has just been enriched with the latest plant variety protection law from Nigeria, offering users immediate access to authoritative, up-to-date legal texts from across the UPOV community.

UPOV Lex provides:
⚖️ Full legal instruments - laws, regulations, and amendments
🔎 Clear, consolidated and searchable information
🌍 Transparency on how countries implement PVP frameworks

Learn more: https://t.co/DaPELA81AG

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Registrations for the UPOV online courses on #PlantVarietyProtection (PVP) are still open!

The courses offer a solid introduction to the #UPOV System, helping you understand how PVP supports innovation in #PlantBreeding and global food security.

✅ Beginner-friendly
✅ Flexible and online
✅ International perspectives

Sign up here: https://t.co/epoSZ5rGmy

#IntellectualProperty #FoodSecurity #OnlineLearning

[UPOV @UPOVint]

The UPOV Distance Learning Courses are still open for enrollments! (registrations close on Sept 7)

🔗 Learn more and register here: https://t.co/YQof26Sseh

#Education #Training #NewPlantVarieties #Agriculture

[UPOV @UPOVint]

Can you guess which crops topped new plant variety applications in the first half of this year?

From January to June 2026, hundreds of applicants turned to UPOV PRISMA: the tailor-made tool that streamlines plant variety protection (PVP) and national listing applications.

More: https://t.co/QOBzY27ZjH
#UPOV #Agriculture #NewPlantVarieties #Crops #Innovation

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Some knowledge is passed down through generations. In the Balbinotti family, it was this: never miss a field day.

Ede's father walked the demonstration plots every year watching the varieties, comparing the results, and making his choice. So does Ede on their 14 hectares in southern Brazil.

The varieties have changed. The climate has changed. But the commitment to finding the best variety for the season ahead has stayed constant.

Read Ede's story 👉 https://t.co/JOu4iERCOm

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Join us on Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 10.00 EAT (9.00 CEST) to learn how to submit plant variety applications in the United Republic of Tanzania using UPOV PRISMA.

Speakers will take you through the process step by step, so that your application reaches the PVP Office complete and ready for examination, and will answer your questions live during the session.

Register here: https://t.co/CI17SFteHh

#UPOV #Tanzania #NewPlantVarieties #Agriculture #Innovation

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The 4th session of UPOV's Technical Working Party on Testing Methods and Techniques (TWM/4) brought DUS experts, molecular specialists, statisticians, and breeders to Cambridge, United Kingdom.

From image analysis and statistical software to molecular markers and DNA techniques for enforcement, the session advanced the tools that make variety examination more efficient, accurate, and collaborative across the plant variety protection community.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/C24sh2BOds

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This #InternationalYouthDay, we're thinking about the next generation of plant breeders.

Behind every new plant variety is someone who spent years selecting, crossing and observing to bring it to life. As agriculture faces a changing climate and growing demand, that work increasingly falls to young breeders, researchers and farmers, many of them in the countries where challenges are greatest.

Plant variety protection gives their work value and recognition, and a reason to keep innovating.

Supporting the young people who feed and shape our future starts with making sure their ideas can take root. UPOV offers online training courses and certification in plant variety protection for those looking to build their expertise.

Explore them here: https://t.co/epoSZ5rGmy

Happy International Youth Day!

#UPOV #Youth #YouthDay

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What happens when countries skip UPOV membership? Fewer tailored varieties for farmers.

Head here to learn how UPOV membership empowers breeders, supports growers, and ensures a steady supply of healthy tomatoes for consumers: https://t.co/35MGQT2QK9

#UPOV #NewPlantVarieties #Tomatoes #Agriculture #Innovation #Plants

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Thinking about a career in plant variety protection, or looking to deepen what you already know?

The second registration period for the hashtag#UPOV Online Learning Courses is now open. Discover how plant variety protection contributes to food security, drives sustainable agricultural development, and benefits stakeholders across agricultural value chains.

Register here: https://t.co/epoSZ5rGmy

#Innovation #Training #Agriculture #Learn #Opportunity

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Why does UPOV membership matter? Without it, farmers miss out on new, resilient plant varieties.

See how UPOV empowers breeders, supports growers, and keeps healthy tomatoes on your table. Watch: https://t.co/8Lgn7pcZJL

#UPOV #PlantBreeding #Tomatoes #Innovation #Agriculture

[UPOV @UPOVint]

Registrations for the UPOV online courses on #PlantVarietyProtection (PVP) are still open!

The courses offer a solid introduction to the #UPOV System, helping you understand how PVP supports innovation in #PlantBreeding and global food security.

✅ Beginner-friendly
✅ Flexible and online
✅ International perspectives

Sign up here: https://t.co/epoSZ5rGmy

#IntellectualProperty #FoodSecurity #OnlineLearning

[UPOV @UPOVint]

Some knowledge is passed down through generations. In the Balbinotti family, it was this: never miss a field day.

Ede's father walked the demonstration plots every year watching the varieties, comparing the results, and making his choice. So does Ede on their 14 hectares in southern Brazil.

The varieties have changed. The climate has changed. But the commitment to finding the best variety for the season ahead has stayed constant.

Read Ede's story 👉 https://t.co/JOu4iERCOm

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Did you know that UPOV has a library of media assets that make plant variety protection easy to understand?

Explore them all on our Google Drive here 👇 https://t.co/Q9PGOkfd4q

Want to go deeper? The files are based on UPOV’s official explanatory notes. See them here:

#UPOV #Media #Innovation #PlantBreeding #IntellectualProperty

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Five generations. One farm. One principle.

Ede Balbinotti's family has worked the same land in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil since his Italian ancestors first settled there. He grows corn and oranges, always searching for the best variety to plant in the season ahead.

Read Ede’s story to see how access to improved plant varieties helps small farmers stay productive, resilient, and on the land - generation after generation 👉 https://t.co/JOu4iERCOm

hashtag#PlantVarietyProtection hashtag#FoodSecurity hashtag#Agriculture hashtag#UPOV hashtag#SmallFarmers

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Registrations are now open for the #UPOV Online Learning Courses!
Learn how plant variety protection contributes to food security, drives sustainable agricultural development, and benefits stakeholders throughout the agricultural value chain. Register here: https://t.co/yL0ENJeGYy

[UPOV @UPOVint]

Thinking about a career in plant variety protection, or looking to deepen what you already know?

The second registration period for the hashtag#UPOV Online Learning Courses is now open. Discover how plant variety protection contributes to food security, drives sustainable agricultural development, and benefits stakeholders across agricultural value chains.

Register here: https://t.co/epoSZ5rGmy

#Innovation #Training #Agriculture #Learn #Opportunity