Institutional

To represent and give professional advice to its members; breeders, traders and producers of seeds of protected plant varieties before public and private organizations, both nationally and internationally.

To promote cooperation agreements with the official bodies related to intellectual property rights for the correct and effective application of the laws that defend it.

To promote the use of new varieties and protect their legal use, ensuring farmers new and better plant varieties and seeds of superior genetics.

To promote the creation of an adequate and fair legal framework for seed production and trade.

To remove the illegal seed bag (so called brown bagging) from the market.

To design and implement royalty collection systems for the use of protected varieties (PBR) to guarantee genetic progress.

To provide collaboration to the National Seed Institute of Uruguay (INASE), which exercises enforcement and oversight of the seed production and trade.

To formulate guidelines and promote professional ethics and excellence in the technical performance of the activities of its associates.

To disseminate, educate and promote the benefits of developing and complying with intellectual property regulations.