b'CANADA NEEDSTHE CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION Agency has released its much-anticipated What We Heard report, which reveals the results of its Seed Regulatory Modernization (SRM) pre-consultation ITS VARIETYsurvey. The report is basically a summary of stakeholder feed-back to the SRM Task Team recommendations in several areas. The report is quite detailed, but Seed World Canada wants REGISTRATIONto provide you with a summary of the results that everyone is waiting to hear about. What did survey respondents think about whether Canada should continue to have a variety regis-SYSTEM, ANDtration system? Should Canada continue to have one national body in charge of establishing and determining the seed crop varietal purity standards to issue a seed crop certificate? What OTHER FINDINGS about using incorporation by reference (IBR) to make Canadas seed system more nimble? Read on.OF THE SRM There was support for our variety registration system.PRE-CONSULTATIONSurvey respondents said:Variety registration creates a high level of trust, SURVEY as the quality of traits is consistent in the seed and crops grown in Canada. This equips farmers to make decisions about what they grow while maintaining end-user confidence for products to be Respondents said they like our varietyin a competitive market.registration system but want a cautiousThere are marketing, branding and reputational approach toward Incorporation by Reference. benefits when using registered varieties of seed in Canadas grain variety registration and classification Marc Zienkiewicz system.The variety registration system should be made available to those crops and value chains which see value in this process, allowing them to decide on participation or placement within a national variety registration system.36GERMINATION.CAJANUARY 2024'