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Law Governing Seeds and Plant Varieties in Rwanda

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rwanda, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources

2016rwandaAgriculture and Rural DevelopmentOther

The law governs seeds and plant varieties in Rwanda. It explicitly lays out issues related to plant variety evaluation, certification, and registration, quality seed production, processing and marketing, importation and exportation of seeds, seed certification, protection of new plant varieties, protection of breeder's rights, and other transitional provisions.