Established 1919 as
the International Crop Improvement Association.
Current member agencies are from Argentina (1), Australia (1), Canada
(2), New Zealand (1), and the United States (42) and are the official
seed certifying agencies in their respective countries.
AOSCA is governed by a six member executive committee elected from the
Board of Directors for a two year term.
The major purposes of AOSCA are:
- To establish minimum standards for
genetic purity and identity and recommended minimum standards for seed
quality for the classes of certified seed.
- To standardize seed certification
regulations and procedures, and operational procedures in inter-agency
seed certification.
- To cooperate with seed regulatory
agencies in the determination of policy, regulations, definitions or
any procedures relating to the labeling and distribution of seed
moving in intra-state, inter-state or international commerce.
- To cooperate with the Organization of
Economic Cooperation and Development and international organizations
involved in the development of standards, regulations, procedures, and
policies to
expedite movement of seed and encourage international commerce in
improved varieties
- To assist its members in promotion,
production, identification, distribution and use of the certified
classes of seed and other propagating materials of crop varieties.
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