The General Inspectorate for Phytosanitary Surveillance and Seed Control, Republic of Moldova will host an IISTA Workshop on Seed Sampling of Agricultural Seeds.
Organizers:
Andrei Mihalachi
Member of ISTA Bulking and Sampling Committee
Deputy Head Department of Seed Control
General Inspectorate for Phytosanitary Surveillance and Seed Control
Republic of Moldova
E-Mail: mihalachi.andrei@gmail.com
Workshop Location:
Chateau Vartely
MD-3501, Republic of Moldova
Orhei, Eliberarii Street 170/B
Lecturers:
Mr. Gerry Hall
SASA, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture
Roddinglaw Road
EH12 9FJ Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Email: gerry.hall@sasa.gsi.gov.uk
Mr. Eddie Goldschagg
South African National Seed Organization
P.O. Box 72981
0040 Lynnwood Ridge
South Africa
E-Mail: seedcert@sansor.co.za
Lectures on:
- Principles of sampling
- ISTA Handbook on Seed Sampling
- Training aspects for samplers
- Audit elements licensed samplers
Practical Work:
Sampling of cereals and other species in bags, big bags and boxes.
Further species of interest asked for by participants (if available).
Workshop language
English
Translation into Russian is provided
Workshop Programme:
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
| Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
| 08:30 |
Departure from the Hotel |
|
| 08:45 |
Registration of participants |
|
| 09:15 |
Welcome participants
|
Head of General Inspectorate |
| 09:45 |
Short introduction to the workshop |
Chairperson BSC |
| 10:15 |
Coffee / Tea break |
|
| 10:45 |
Lecture 1-1: General principles of seed sampling: Statistics in Seed Sampling |
Lecturer |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
|
| 13:15 |
Lecture 1-2: General principles of seed sampling: ISTA Handbook on sampling |
Lecturer |
| 15:00 |
Coffee / Tea break |
|
| 16:15 |
Excursion „Chateau Vartely” |
|
Wednesday 21 March 2012
| Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
| 08:30 |
Departure from the Hotel |
|
| 08:45 |
Welcome participants |
Director of AGRIFIRM |
| 09:00 |
Lecture 2-1: Sampling containers
|
Lecturer |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
|
| 13:15 |
Practical session: Practical sampling seeds in containers
(grass and vegetable seeds) |
Lecturer |
| 15:15 |
Excursion „Churchi” Monastery
|
|
| 17:00 |
Official Dinner in Agropension „Butuceni” |
|
Thursday, 22 March 2012
| Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
| 08:00 |
Departure from the Hotel |
|
| 09:00 |
Welcome participants + video presentation |
Director of AMG-Magroselect |
| 09:30 |
Lecture 3-1: Labeling and sealing |
Lecturer |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
|
| 13:30 |
Practical session: AMG-Magroselect
(sun flower seed company / factory):
Dividing composite samples into submitted sample |
Lecturer |
| 16:00 |
Excursion Soroca Fortress |
|
Friday, 23 March 2012
| Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
| 08:30 |
Departure from the Hotel
|
|
| 08:45 |
Visit Seed Testing Laboratory (ISTA accredited) |
Director of STL |
| 09:30 |
Theory: Training and monitoring of seed samplers |
Lecturer |
| 10:45 |
Coffee / tea break
|
|
| 11:15 |
Presentation of future developments and plans.
Final discussion and presentation of the certificates
|
Chairperson BSC |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
|
Registration: Registration will be limited to
30 participants New registration deadline: Sunday February 5, 2012
Registration fee:
ISTA members:
€ 400 None ISTA members:
€ 600
Fee includes instructive materials, manuals and proceedings; coffee breaks, lunches, official dinner and excursions
Accommodation:
1. Chateau Vartely (5stars) 12 apartments – 70-110 euro / night
MD-3501, Republic of Moldova
Orhei, Eliberarii Street 170/B
2. Hotel Dacia – 74 euro / night
MD-2012, Chisinau
135, 31 August 1989 str.
Shuttle bus to the workshop location will be provided
