REVISED CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION OF SEED POTATO PRODUCERS
provide and sustain adequate supply of seeds of the desired quality, the
following criteria for accreditation of seed potato producers are
hereby promulgated.
1. That he/she must be an individual farmer/grower or a member
of the cooperative/seed association/farmer organization or private
corporation/company.2. That he/she must undergo training on seed potato production
or have gained substantial skills and experiences on the basic
principles and practices in seed potato production.3. For seed association, cooperative or farmer-organization,
the names of each member with their corresponding area planted for seed
production must be submitted to the Seed Certifying Agency before any
accreditation is issued. In cases where new members are accepted by the
seed associations, cooperatives and farmer-organization after
accreditation, the Seed Certifying Agency must be notified in writing
the new membership, including among others the area planted and the
location of their farms.4. That the minimum area for seed production is 0.5 ha.
5. That the seed must be produced in suitable areas inspected
and duly certified by the Seed Inspectors or any authorized
representative of the Seed Certifying Agency.The suitability of the area is determined by the following:
a) The field should be free from Potato cyst nematode and
with a maximum of 10 colony form unit (10 cfu) of bacterial wilt
organism per seed lot. Certificate of soil analysis for potato cyst
nematode and bacterial wilt organism from the Seed Certifying Agency or
its accredited Seed Potato Indexing Laboratories should be attached
together with the application for accreditation.b) The field for seed production must have been rotated
preferably with corn and other cereal crops for at least 2 cropping
seasons.c) The field should be accessible to seed storage facilities.
d) The agro-climatic conditions for growing the crop should be appropriate.
6. That the seed producer is strictly prohibited to grow more
than one potato variety for seed purposes on a particular field and
that he is not allowed to grow the same variety for other purposes other
than seed in the same field.7. The application for seed certification should indicate
origin of seed and seed class (if imported, attach documents on
quarantine requirements), seed class to be produced, variety, area to be
planted, crop history of the farm and location of the farm. This shall
be filed with the Seed Certifying Agency two months before planting.8. That he/she is willing to have the field inspected by the
Seed Inspector or any authorized representative of the Seed Certifying
Agency anytime before planting, throughout the growing period, during
harvesting and storage of seed pieces. He/she should also be willing to
have his/her seed lot sampled and to allow the Seed Inspector to draw
the required amount of seed samples for laboratory analysis for seed
quality.9. Application for accreditation shall be properly filled-up
by the applicant concerned after the designated Seed Inspector or
authorized representative of the SCA has validated the requirements
stated herein and concurred by the Chiefs, NSQCS and recommended by the
Regional Director before submission to the BPI for approval of the
Director of Plant Industry.10. The original certificate of accreditation is issued to the
applicant and photocopies to the National Seed Quality Control Services
in the area of production.11. Certification of accreditation shall be valid for a period
of 2 years. The performance of the accredited seed producer shall be
validated before renewal of accreditation.
The implementation of this Order shall be fully coordinated by the
DA Regional Field Units through the Regional Seed Coordinators, the
Chiefs of the National Seed Quality Control Services, Chiefs of the
Plant Quarantine Services and the Seed Inspectors.
Non-compliance with the above requirements shall be ground for the
denial of accreditation or cancellation of existing certificate.
This Order supersedes Administrative Order No. 4, Series of 1997 and shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 10 Aug. 2000
(SGD.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA
Secretary
Recommending Approval:
(SGD.) BLO UMPAR ADIONG, CESO
Director