SEMAE FORMATION is the French company providing consultancy,training and expertise for the seed industry. The structurewas created in 1978 at the request of French professionals.
SEMAE FORMATION has become the main player in passing on Frenchknow-how to international organisations seekingto acquire the skills of one of the most efficient seedindustries in the world.
Services matching your expectations -
Our services are designed to help you to develop all the skills requiredfor your progress: knowledge, know-how and self-management skills.
We renew the services we offer constantly:
- Bespoke training in France or the country involved
- Tailor-made expertise and consultancy actions
- Organisation of study trips
- Educational documents
- Linguistic help tool
Our areas of activity -
We operate in the following areas:
- Seed basics for everyone
- Seed regulations
- Varietal research and breeding
- Field production
- Factory production
- Quality control and laboratory analysis
- Marketing, communication and commercial development
For which organisations? -
We usually work for the following types of body:
- International lending institutions(FAO, World Bank, EU, etc.)
- Ministries of Agriculturein foreign countries
- Development agencies
- Cooperation bodies
- Seed companies
Training -
We operate in the following areas:
Field production
- Varietal identification
- Inspection of propagation plots
- Weed identification
- Pedigree seed production
- Integrated crop protection
- Environmental cropping techniques
- Phytopathology
Marketing, communication and commercial development
- Sales techniques
- Development of variety portfolios
- Marketing strategies
- Setting up the marketing mix
- Corporate communication
- Advertising campaign: design,creation and implementation
Seed regulations
- Certification procedures
- Varietal registration procedures(DUS and ATV criteria, post-registration) and creation of an official catalogueof varieties
- Certification procedures
- International standards
- Worldwide seed regulations,organisations and stakeholders
Varietal research and breeding
- Experimental Designs in Plant Breeding
- Agronomic experimentation
- Varietal breeding techniques in the field
- Bioengineering in the laboratory
- Molecular marking
Seed basics for everyone
- Seed awareness
- Plant genetics and breeding
Factory production
- Seed sorting
- Seed sampling
- Seed treatment
- Factory safety
- Environmental improvements
Quality control and laboratory analysis
- Analysis of seed lots(ISTA standards)
- Germination capacity
- Seed storage and conservation
A few examples -
Expertise and consultancy
The SEMAE FORMATION experts and instructors use diagnosis and consultancy initiatives to support seed companies and foreign public authorities with their changes, projects or research into improving what already exists.
- Support in creating, organising and privatising the seed industry
- Introducing structures or specific procedures: creating an official catalogue of varieties, embarking on a certification process, etc.
- Diagnosis of the seed organisation compared with international standards (OECD, UPOV, ISTA, etc.)
- Preparation of studies or assessment report priorto consultancy activities