The Plant Varieties Committee is dedicated to study the issues related to the protection of plant varieties in Brazil. It fosters reflection and discussion emphasizing the importance of this kind of intellectual protection in the field.
The Commission’s work is to create a favorable environment to innovation in agriculture, encouraging research and development of new cultivars, through the advancement of the Plant Varieties Protection Law (Law 9.456/97). They seek to attract more national and foreign investments in the sector.
