GEVES : Seed quality and expertise
GEVES is a unique public body in France, an expert in plant varieties and seed quality, formed by INRAE, the Ministry of Agriculture and Semae.
News
TWO 2025, the UPOV technical group on ornamentals meets in the Netherlands
GEVES at the ISTA Congress in Christchurch (New Zealand) from May 5 to 9, 2025
Clotilde POLDERMAN-ROUSSILLE, New CEO of GEVES
Our main missions
Describe and evaluate new varieties for their registration in the French Official Catalogue and/or their legal protection at national or European level
Assess the quality and conformity of seeds and plants as part of official analyses for their marketing and for additional private services for companies in the sector
Ensure national coordination of the conservation of plant genetic resources, an essential action for the conservation of cultivated biodiversity
Species studied
- Innovation in Support of the Public Interes
- Quality and Impartial Expertise
- A Dedicated and Passionate Team
Varieties in Collection
Seed Analyses
Employees
Laboratory
Research Projects / Initiatives
Visitors Welcomed
For Field Trials including 76,000 micro-plots
of Greenhouses and Tunnels
New Varieties Registered in the Catalogue
