Does everything the federal Seed Program does make the seed sector work better? That’s a question Wendy Jahn asks herself every day as she helps guide regulatory reform in the seed world.
Wendy Jahn has a big task in front of her. In an interview in 2018, she told Germination that it’s one of the biggest challenges of her career, and that hasn’t changed.
The manager of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Seed Section is the face of a little something called Seed Regulatory Modernization — or SRM for short. It’s a government-led process that when finished could have profound implications for the seed industry in Canada. But Jahn is no stranger to taking on big tasks and she has a great team working with her.
Jahn and her team are responsible for enforcing the Seeds Act and Regulations and administering federal seed law within Canada. With the entire seed regulatory system currently under the microscope by the SRM process, the next couple of years are going to be crucial for the CFIA, the seed industry and Jahn herself.
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