Moving Quality Seeds Across Borders

 

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

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Time Agenda
15:30 – 15:35 Opening Remarks
Dr. Shivendra Bajaj, Technical Advisor, Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)
15.35 – 16:00 Global Policy Changes Impacting Seed Movement - An Overview and Recommendations for APAC 
Dr. Rose Souza Richards, Phytosanitary Affairs Manager, International Seed Federation (ISF)
16.00 – 16.25 Recent Updates on the Indian Phytosanitary Processes - Possibilities for Revising Plant Quarantine Order, PRAs, Third-Party Lab Accreditation
Dr. D.K. Nagaraju, Joint Director (Entomology), Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India​  
16.25 – 16:50 Best Practices on Third-Party Laboratory Accreditation International and Thailand Experience
Dr. Boonyanath Nathwong, President, Thailand Seed Trade Association (THASTA)
16:50 - 17:05 How the Seed Schemes could be beneficial for Asian countries
Mr. Csaba Gaspar, Head of Section, OECD Codes and Schemes, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Codes & Schemes
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)