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In Brief

• Record-Breaking Attendance: More than 1,800 delegates from over 50 countries and territories joined the 2024 Asian Seed Congress in Sanya, China.
• Leadership Transition: Koh Teck Wah assumed the presidency of APSA, with Takahiro Ando elected as Vice President and Dr. Chua Kim Aek appointed as Treasurer.
• Mumbai and Antalya Announcements: The 2025 Congress was officially confirmed for Mumbai, India, while Antalya, Turkey, was announced as the host for 2026.
• 30 Years Milestone: APSA celebrated its 30th anniversary with the launch of its new Strategy 2025–2027 and the unveiling of the slogan, "Seed Comes First."
• Engaging Technical Themes: Discussions spanned innovation, sustainability, and international seed trade under three core themes, with vibrant networking events rounding out the week.

Bangkok, Thailand — As new breeding technologies evolve rapidly to meet growing global challenges, the Asia-Pacific seed industry welcomes science-based regulatory approaches by regional policymakers to secure the future of food production. Thailand's newly implemented gene editing regulations have been hailed as a crucial step toward driving innovation in crop development, addressing urgent issues like climate change and food security.

The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) and the International Seed Federation (ISF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the centennial ISF World Seed held in Rotterdam.

It is with great sorrow to announce that APSA’s ‘Founding Father’, Mogens Lemonius has passed away

He left this realm on June 30, which was his 85th birthday.

A pioneer and visionary in the field of agriculture, Mogens was born in 1939 as the eldest of three children to a Danish farming family.

Officers from 15 National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) are gathered in the Philippines’ capital this week to collaborate in harmonization and implementation of measures to ensure smooth seed trade regionally and globally.