APSA 2023 Working Group of Integrated Vegetable Seed Companies Meeting (INVITE ONLY) 25 April 2023 / 9:00 am - 3:30 pm (GMT+7)

APSA will be holding a hybrid Working Group of Integrated Vegetable Seed Companies meeting for a day on April 25, 2023 at Four Points by Sheraton in Bangkok, Thailand. Twenty-three WIC member companies will be joining both physically and hybrid to update on current WIC activity implementation and brainstorming new project initiatives this year. This event is INVITE ONLY

AGENDA

TIME (GMT+7) AGENDA
09.00 – 09.10

Opening remarks
Mr. Takahiro Ando, APSA WIC Chair

Anti-trust guidelines for APSA meetings acknowledgement
09.10 – 09.20

Current WIC members/observer update and tenure review
Ms Kunaporn Phuntunil, APSA Technical Coordination Manager
09.20 – 10.50

Actions summary and further discussion from the WIC November meeting 2022 Meeting
Ms Kunaporn Phuntunil, APSA Technical Coordination Manager

The burning issues in the APAC region – discussion led by WIC Chair and Co-Chair

  • Policy roundtable update
    • India OM
    • Breeders and Farmers Rights Survey
    • Other burning topics: seed infringement
    • Indonesia seed production rules
  • Round table discussion on the current issues concerns vegetable seed business
10.50 – 11:10

Coffee Break
11:10 – 11.40

University Connect Program update
Mr Sanjay Bisht, APSA WIC Member

  • MOU plan
  • Suggestion for activities per country
11.40 – 11.55

Disease resistance terminology (DRT) project update
Dr Sumitra Kantrong, APSA WIC Member

  • DRT bitter gourd powdery mildew subgroup
  • DRT watermelon fusarium wilt subgroup
11.55 – 12:15

SIPI Update
Mr Harendra Singh, APSA WIC Co-Chair
12:15 - 12.30

Wrap up for the morning meeting
Mr. Takahiro Ando, APSA WIC Chair
12.30 – 13.30

Lunch
13.30 – 14.45

Small group discussion for new initiatives (referring to the table of previous input and share to WIC)

  • Introduction (15 mins.)
  • Small group discussion (30 mins.)
  • Group presentation (45 mins)
14.45 – 15.00

Final agreement of the new initiatives
Mr. Takahiro Ando, APSA WIC Chair
15.00 – 16.00

Meeting summary
Mr. Takahiro Ando, APSA WIC Chair