The Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to Provide a New Pest and Disease Guide
The “Specialized Section on Standardization of Seed Potatoes” of the Economic Commission for Europe, (UNECE) held its 41st session in Geneva, March 11-13 March 2013. Seed certification officials of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and United States of America attended the meeting as well as a representative of the European Union. The funding for the certification official from the US is from the US Potato Board on request from the Seed Certification and Disease Management Sub-Committee of the National Potato Council.