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Information for prospective growers of low THC cannabis (industrial hemp), for the production of seed and fibre only.
Get help to classify edible vegetables, roots, tubers, herbs, spices, fruit, nuts and peel for import and export.
Licensing reform will maximise the economic and environmental potential of the crop.
Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
Protocols and procedures for testing the value for cultivation or use (VCU) of agricultural crops.
The seeds which must be certified before you can market them, how to get them certified and how to get a licence for your seed business.
The Tribunal makes decisions about national listing of new varieties of plants, UK plant variety rights and certain forestry matters. PVST is a tribunal of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
Guidance, application forms and protocols for plant breeders' rights, national listing, seed certification and farmed saved seed.
Forms to apply for the sampling, sealing and testing of seeds for export.
Annual licence review grower statement for those wishing to grow industrial hemp.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
This factsheet outlines the domestic control measures that apply to cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD) and controlled cannabinoids.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.
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