ASC 2024 Technical Session

Technical Session Moving Quality Seeds Across Borders

Time Session
15:30
15:35
Opening Remarks
Mary Ann P. Sayoc Speaker ChairAPSA Standing Committee on International Trade & Quarantine
15:35
16:05
Keynote: Global Policy Changes Impacting Seed Movement - An Overview and Recommendations for APAC
Rose Souza Richards Speaker Phytosanitary Affairs Manager International Seed Federation (ISF)
16:05
16:20
Developments in streamlining the Phytosanitary Framework in the Asia-Pacific Region
Shivendra Bajaj Speaker Technical AdvisorAsia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)
16:20
16:30
ISTA: eCertificates Are Live - Faster, Safer, Cheaper
Andreas Wais, Secretary General, International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)
16:30
17:25
Panel Discussion
Moderated by Mary Ann Sayoc, Chair, APSA Standing Committee on International Trade & Quarantine
  • Emerging Issues in Market Access and their Impact on Movement Quality Seed
    Ha Thuy Nguyen Speaker APSA SC ITQ member and Co-Chair of APSA Working Group of Integrated Vegetable Seed Companies
  • Embracing 3rd Party Seed Health Lab Accreditation: Success Stories on Building Trust Between Public and Private Sectors
    Sumitra Kantrong Speaker Member, Thai Seed Trade Association / MemberAPSA Standing Committee on International Trade & Quarantine
  • Perspectives from NPPOs for Private Sector on Phytosanitary Compliance
    Xiaodong Feng Speaker Director of the Plant Quarantine DivisionNATESC, MARA
    Ellaine Tandang Molon Speaker Supervising AgriculturistNational Plant Quarantine Services Division Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture – Philippines
    Rose Souza Richards Speaker Phytosanitary Affairs Manager International Seed Federation (ISF)
17:25
17:30
Concluding Remarks
Shivendra Bajaj Speaker Technical AdvisorAsia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)