Seed Certification Bureau

Our Seed Certification Bureau provides certification, verification and crop inspection services for Aotearoa’s seed and grain industry.

We offer independent verification and inspection services for arable crop species to support Merchants, Growers and Processors. As an Independent Verification Agency, we deliver verification services on behalf of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for Seed Varietal Certification.

The team in Palmerston North are recognised for their technical expertise in the Seed Varietal Certification Requirements for the provision of certified seed sown. This forms an integral part of the MPI New Zealand Export Certification Scheme.

Our services include:

Grower registrations
Allocation of region of production (ROP)
Grower applications
Field inspection allocation and collation
Field dressed labels
Machine dressed labels
Seed varietal sampling supplies
Seed downgrade management and reporting
Variety listings (EU, OECD, NZ and AOSCA)
Seed Crop Isolation Distance (SCID) system administration

Our customers

Seed Growers
Seed Cleaning and Processing organisations
Seed Merchants
New Zealand Seeds Authority (NZSA)
Ministry for Primary Industries

We partner with New Zealand Seeds Authority and the Ministry for Primary Industries to ensure the development and deployment of the Seed Certification Information System (SCIS) meets the requirements for all stakeholders. We work together to ensure that the Seed Certification Information System creates confidence in the integrity and quality of New Zealand’s world-class seed industry.