by Dennis Strayer

This reference handbook provides background for the development of processes or systems of maintaining the segregation and of documenting the identity of a product.

It describes an overall identity-preserved (IP) system, which may be utilized in ways that will meet the particular needs of the parties involved in specific trade agreements. It discusses the background of IP systems originating in the seed industry, the basics of a total IP system, and the potential electronic transfer of data and documents.

Identity-Preserved Systems:

• Unifies IP efforts
• Outlines the Protocols for IP Systems
• Includes all the steps and pertinent checklists
• Is the first book to gather identity preservation information in one place

Contents

1. Introduction and Theory
   • Introduction: Background and project objectives
   • Crop Differentiation: Self-pollinated crops versus cross-pollinated
   • Basics of identity-preserved (IP) System

2. Application
   • A complete value-chain IP System
   • Mechanics and economics of IP system
   • Inspections, sampling, and testing
   • Verification and documentation requirements
   • Third-party inspection, testing, and verification

3. Separate Related Topics
   • Innovations in IP
   • Implications for each value-chain level
   • Scenarios regarding the demand for IP crops
   • Country requirements for importation
   • Existing IP Systems

4. Appendices and Glossary
   • Appendix A: Seed Certifying Agencies
   • Appendix B: AOSCA Summary of IP Services
   • Appendix C: Organizations Related to IP
   • Appendix D: Acronyms Used in Agriculture and World Trade
   • Appendix E: Adventitious Pollen Intrusion into Hybrid Maize Seed Production Fields-a research paper with analysis and interpretation for application to identity-preserved systems

Tables and figures
Index

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