Moving Quality Seeds Across Borders

 

19 November 2025 at 15:30 - 17:30 hrs. (ICT)

 

Time Agenda
15:30 – 15:35 Opening Remarks
Dr. Shivendra Bajaj, Technical Advisor, Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)
15.35 – 16:05 Global Policy Changes Impacting Seed Movement - An Overview and Recommendations for APAC 
Dr. Rose Souza Richards, Phytosanitary Affairs Manager, International Seed Federation (ISF)
16.05 – 16.35 Recent Updates on the Indian Phytosanitary Processes - Possibilities for Revising Plant Quarantine Order, PRAs, Third-Party Lab Accreditation
Dr. JP Singh, Plant Protection Advisor, Department of Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India  
16.35 – 17:00 Best Practices on Third-Party Laboratory Accreditation International and Thailand Experience
Dr. Boonyanath Nathwong, President, Thailand Seed Trade Association (THASTA)
17:05 – 17.25 Harmonizing the Movement of Genome-Edited Seeds/Commercial Seeds/Grains Across Borders
Dr. Khaoula Belhaj-Fragniere, Regulatory Affairs Manager, International Seed Federation (ISF)
17.25 – 17.30 Concluding Remarks
Dr. Shivendra Bajaj, Technical Advisor, Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)