“””Seed in a quality control system, introduced by FAO, whereby 10% of the seed fields and lots are checked by an autonomous quality control agency and the remainder by the seed production organisation.””

Note: Various other schemes for quality declaration have emerged in different contexts, such that QDS is often used as a more general term for seed which is not resultant from a formal production system, but in which quality is assured through the reputational identity of the producer group.”

References

Louwaars, N.P., van Marrewijk, G.A.M., 1996. Seed supply systems in developing countries. Technical Centre For Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Wageningen, The Netherlands.