Nicaragua

Last updated: March 2019
  • Region Latin America
  • UPOV membership status UPOV member
  • Participation in OECD Seed Schemes No
  • ISTA accredited member laboratories No
  • GM crop approval for cultivation No
  • Law on Plant Variety Protection Yes (Law No. 318 for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (2001))
Seed sector in Nicaragua:

This information is currently unavailable.

Observations

Nine index companies report having a presence in Honduras. One company conducts testing. No other activity was reported.

Index company activities identified in Nicaragua
Company Crops in portfolio Company activities in country
Companies selected for
the Access to Seeds Index
Field
crops
Vegetables Breeding
location
Testing
location
Seed
production
Processing
location
Sales Extension
services
Bayer
Bejo
Corteva Agriscience
East-West Seed
Enza Zaden
Limagrain
Monsanto
Sakata
*Syngenta
  • * Based on company data, sales activities include seed and/or crop protection products.

Other index companies are also active in Nicaragua. However, country-specific information for these companies is not available or was provided under non-disclosure.