Asian Seed Congress Workshop

Monday the 14 th of November 2022
9.00 – 12:00 hrs. (ICT/GMT+7)

How to Make Seed Sector More Attractive:
A Perspective from Young Talents in APAC

Time Agenda
9.00 – 9.10 Opening Remarks
Chua Kim Aik, APSA Executive Committee and chair of the session
9.10 – 9.30 Seed sector overview and challenges to attract the young talents (30 mins)
Mr. Sanjay Bisht, a committee member of APSA SIG Vegetable and Ornamentals
9.30 – 9.50 Perspective on how to make seed sector more attractive (20 mins)
Mr. Nopphakit Phuwarueangrat, Tropical Agriculture Program, Kasetsart University, Thailand 
9.50 – 10.10 Perspective on how to make seed sector more attractive (20 mins)
Ms. M. Jwala Pranati, Ph.D. Scholar, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, India
10.10 – 10.30 Perspective on how to make seed sector more attractive (20 mins)
Ms. Aliyah Mohd Yahaya, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia  
10.30 – 10.50 Perspective on how to make seed sector more attractive (20 mins)
Mr. Jamal Hossain, MS student, Institute of Seed Technology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
10.50 – 11.10 Perspective on how to make seed sector more attractive (20 mins)
Ms. Aira Janelle Elec, University Los Banos (ULB), Philippines
11.10 – 11.50 Panel discussion on how APSA can work to support the universities and young talent (40 mins)
Mr. Sanjay Bisht, a committee member of APSA SIG Vegetable and Ornamentals
11.50 – 12.00 Call for action and session closing
Dr Chua Kim Aik, APSA Executive Committee and chair of the session