Services
PJ Button Consultancy offers a range of services to assist clients in achieving their goals, including the following areas:
Plant Variety Protection (PVP)/
Plant Breeders)' Rights (PBR)
Advice on PVP/PBR policy, law and implementation, including inter-relations with other aspects of seed regulations in overall seed policy
Management
Senior managerial experience in the private sector and in an international intergovernmental organization
Seed Policy and Regulations
Guidance on seed and plant policy and regulation, including: PVP; national listing; and seed certification
Plant variety examination
Advice on examination of: distinctness, uniformity & stability (DUS); and; value for cultivation and use (VCU)
Training and Events
Providing information and training on the UPOV* system of Plant Variety Protection.
Designing, chairing and moderating meetings and events
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*International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
Studies
Guidance on the design and analysis of studies on the impact of seed and plant policy