Balkan Seed Workshop will be organized by Trakya University Plant Breeding Research Center, Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), Balkan Seed Association and other seed organizations at Trakya University Balkan Congress Center. The highest level seed representatives of Turkey and the Balkan region as well as Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Turkey, Turkish Seed Industry Association, Turkish Plant Breeders Association, heads of seed companies and plant production departments, company's senior managers and technical staff will attend in workshop.

The workshop will be held on September 19, 2023, following the Balkan Agriculture Congress, invited representatives from the Balkan countries such as Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Romania seed associations, seed producers and researchers from Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other Balkan countries will make presentations on the latest situation of seed growing in their countries and their cooperation potential in the region. Furthermore, The problems of seed growing, solution proposals will be put forward and cooperation opportunities will be discussed within the framework of the program at the workshop.

 Balkan Seed Association was estabilished in  in Edirne in 2023 to carry out more rigorous and result-oriented studies in the field of seed growing in the region, in seed and agriculture, which is the main source of livelihood of the Balkan region. increasing trade. With the workshop, collaboration opportunities and seed trade among the countries except to increase. 

You are welcome to our workshop,

Prof. Dr. Yalçın Kaya

Chair of Workshop Organizing Committee

Balkan Seed Association President

WORKSHOP PROGRAM

September 21, 2023, Trakya University Balkan Congress Center

13.30    Opening session

13.45 – 17.00  Plenary Talks

17.30 Closing