What is ISTA Accreditation?
The International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) was founded in 1924 with the aim to develop and publish standard procedures in seed testing. For more than 75 years, ISTA stood for uniformity in seed testing. With the idea of uniformity came the establishment of the ISTA Accreditation Program. ISTA has always stood for competence and quality, and therefore reliability and comparability are guaranteed by using the validated ISTA tests methods and procedures. Reliability in testing results is crucial, especially in international seed trade. ISTA pursues sector specific approach to accreditation, by accrediting seed testing laboratories throughout the world. The accreditation process not only verify the competence of the laboratory according to the ISTA International Rules for Seed Testing, but the audit report will list any deficiency giving the laboratory an opportunity to rectify these deficiencies and ensure the uniformity and quality of the seed testing results. To maintain ISTA acc
