Conferences and Events

POLITICO’s Agriculture and Food Summit will take place in an intercative virtual format on 24-25 September 2020.

The conference will convene 130+ of the industry’s top minds from the policy world, science, farming, agriculture, food industry and more. They will explore the new political reforms and innovative technologies that have the potential to shape Europe’s agricultural and food industry into a greener, more innovative as well as globally competitive sector.

The conference will address a wide set of relevant issues, such as:

***Please note that because of the COVID19 sanitary crisis, this event is postponed. We will inform you of the new date once it has been decided.***

The 7th International Seminar on Plant Variety Rights & IP protection of innovation in agriculture is a two-day seminar focusing on the Intellectual Property system for the protection of plant varieties. This seminar will take place at the University of Alicante, Spain, on 12-13 May 2020.

This seminar receives international support and participation from experts from the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO, the European...

In the framework of the " Made in Angers 2020 " activities organised by Angers Loire Valley, the CPVO will open its doors to the public everyday from 17 to 21 February 2020. A presentation of CPVO activities and a visit of the CPVO building will take place on these days at 14h30. Registration is necessary.

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) and the French Variety and Seed Study and Control Group ( GEVES ) will be present in a joint booth at SIVAL 2020 where our experts will be available to discuss the latest developments in plant production and infom visitors about EU plant breeders' rights.

SlVAL 2020 will take place from 14 to 16 January 2020 in Angers, France. This unique trade show in France covers many important areas of plant production, such as viticulture, oenology, horticulture, arboriculture, vegetable crops, seeds, medicinal and aromatic plants, cider, mushrooms and...

On 20 September 2018 a seminar on “The benefits of Plant Variety Protection” will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria. The seminar is organised by the CPVO in collaboration with the Executive Agency for Variety Testing, Field Inspection and Seed Control of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (the “Bulgarian Agency”). The main objective of the seminar is to promote investments in plant breeding and benefits in protecting new plant varieties at national or EU level. The seminar will focus on the situation in Bulgaria, Serbia and Czech Republic....