Links
Partnership and sponsors
Partners
INRAInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique
(National Institute for Research in Agronomy) www.inra.fr
General manager : Marion GUILLOU
147, rue de l'Université, 75338 Paris Cedex 07 France
Tél : 33 1 42 75 90 00 Fax : 33 1 47 05 99 66
More than ten thousands people including scientists, technicians and administrators ; 21 research centres
INRA Rennes centre www.inra.rennes.fr
F-35650 Le Rheu
Head : Gérard MAISSE
27 research and experiment units in 11 locations in Brittany and Southern Normandy; 720 persons including 300 scientists
ENSA Rennes
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie de Rennes
(National High School for Agronomy of Rennes) agro.roazhon.inra.fr
Route de Saint-Brieuc F-35000 Rennes
Head : Grégoire THOMAS
FNPPPT
Fédération Nationale des Producteurs de Plants de Pomme de Terre
(French National Federation of Seed Potato Growers)
9, rue d'Athènes 75009 PARIS
Tél. : 33 1 40 82 18 70 - Fax : 33 1 40 82 18 71
Executive manager : Thierry GOKELAERE
Research manager : Yves LE HINGRAT
FNPPPT is an association of three regional establishments of producers (EPR), grouping 1000 seed potato growers divided into 32 local associations.
A staff of 60 field inspectors and three specialized laboratories for inspection of quality, approved by the Official Control and Certification Service (SOC) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Between 14,200 - 15,800 hectares of around 20 major cultivars are inspected annually.
CNPPPT
Comité Nord des Producteurs de Plants de Pomme de Terre
(Seed Potato Growers of Northern France)
www.terre-net.fr/comitenordplant
Station la Pigache
Avenue François Mitterrand 62217 BEAURAINS
Tél. : 33 (3) 21 60 46 60 - Fax : 33 (3) 21 60 46 62
Executive manager : Yves BEGUE
CNPPPT is one EPR (regional establishment of producers) of FNPPPT.
It gathers 510 seed potato growers in Northern France, the main seed potato growing area (9,500 hectares, 200,000 tons per year, 117 cultivars).
CNPPPT has two applied research stations, Beaurains and Bretteville, with well-equipped laboratories enabling large-scale use of serological and molecular techniques for sanitary checking of seed potatoes.
Bretteville is also a breeding station creating new cultivars for processing industry (starch) and fresh consumption.
Groupement National Interprofessionnel des Semences-Service Officiel de Contrôle
44 rue du Louvre F - 75001 Paris
Tel. : 33 (1) 42 33 51 12 Fax : 33 (1) 40 28 40 16
Secretary of the GNIS Potato Section: Pierre LANGLADE
Email : gniscontact@gnis.frs.
National controller of the SOC :
Gérard CROUAU
Eight specialized sections each representing a group of species, among which is potato.
GNIS (the national interprofessional association for seeds and plants) is an official organisation placed under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture. It brings together professionals from every sector of the seed industry.
The role of GNIS is to represent the various professional categories involved in the breeding, seed-growing, production, marketing and use of seeds and plants, and to examine and propose measures aimed at co-ordinating production and marketing of seeds and plants.
GNIS also puts forward proposals concerning regulations of the sector. Finally, government authorities have assigned GNIS the responsibility for ensuring the correct application of such regulations and overseeing the industry as a whole.
SOC (the Official Control and Certification Service) is the technical division of GNIS.
Its role is to ensure compliance with regulations on seed and plant production issued by the Ministry of Agriculture. It is authorised to label all packages of seeds, ensuring compliances with standards of varietal and physical purity, cleanliness, germination capacity, humidity, etc.
GERMICOPA S.A. www.germicopa.com
1, allée Loeiz Herrieu F-29 334 QUIMPER Cedex
Tel. : +33 (0)2 98 10 01 00 Fax : +33 (0)2 98 10 01 20
Research manager : Eric BONNEL
Phytopathologist : Catherine CHATOT
GERMICOPA S.A. is a French breeder of new potato varieties (currently 35 cultivars) with a zone of operations extending from Europe to Africa and to the Middle East.
The Research and Development Department and the main breeding station are located in Brittany, in Quimper region.
Germicopa produces 75,000 tons of seed potatoes each year for selling to three markets:
- fresh produce (potatoes bought by consumers in a store)
- processing (potatoes processed into crisps, chips, mash, starch)
- garden (seed potatoes bought by the amateur gardener).
Sponsorships
The conference was also supported by:
- BIOREBA
- ROCHE Diagnostics,
- ALTHO SAS (BRET'S)
Chr. Merian-Ring 7, CH-4153 REINACH BL1, Switzerland www.bioreba.com
2, Avenue du Vercors, F-38240 MEYLAN, France Switzerland
BP 33- - F-56920 SAINT - GERAND, France
