AGROINFO – In February 2008, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), with a sponsorship of Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (JMAFF) and in collaboration with UPOV (Protection of New Varieties of Plants) organized a workshop titled “Protection of Plant Varieties according to UPOV Convention”. The workshop was attended by Mr. Bui Ba Bong, Vice Minister of MARD, Mr. Rolf Jordens, Deputy Secretary of UPOV and international guests from Japan, Holland, Switzerland and Australia.