SGS opens seed laboratory in Russia


Geneva – Swiss inspection and verification company SGS has opened a new laboratory in Voronezh, Russia, to study the quality of cereals, leguminous crops and oil-yielding crops.

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von swisscleantech
14.07.2015

Seed quality analysis plays an important role in agriculture, writes SGS in a news release. Testing and analysis can increase crop yield and enable informed decisions on sowing and planting, while also ensuring proper plant growth without additional energy costs such as fertilisers and pesticides.

Sergey Derzhavin, agricultural services business manager at SGS Vostok Limited, the Russian subsidiary of the SGS Group, points out the strengths of the new laboratory in Voronezh when he says: “Thanks to our highly qualified staff, modern analytical equipment and the efficient quality management system implemented at our laboratories, we can provide our customers with high quality testing services.”