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APSA looking for a new Executive Director

BANGKOK: The 17th National Seed Conference was held 23-24 May 2023 at the Vajiranusorn Building of Kasetsart University’s Bang Khen campus in Bangkok. The conference was organized by by The Seed Association of Thailand (SAT)  in cooperation with a mutlitude of both public and private sector seed and agricultural organizations -- including Asia Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) and others. 

Strengthening multilateral cooperation to address a number of key challenges of the Asia-Pacific seed sector was the focus of APSA’s annual Seed Association meeting this week.

Calling all international seed and related companies looking to gain a foothold and expand into the world’s most lucrative seed-grain and agri-tech market.

On April 1st, the 2023 China Seed Conference and Southern Silicon Valley Forum opened in Sanya, Hainan. More than 3000 people from the Chinese seed industry gathered at the event, with the theme of "the Revitalization of China's Seed Industry and the Rise of Southern Silicon Valley." The conference provided a platform for the public and private sectors to discuss cooperation for the revitalization of the Chinese seed industry.

Benchmarking the latest efforts to enhance cross-sector cooperation to sustain the supply of quality seeds in the face of critical challenges, the Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) has signed the first of several memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreements with partnering agriculture academic institutions and national seed associations.

The APSA Secretariat is pleased to welcome as its newest member, Dr Shivendra Bajaj, who commenced as the association’s Technical Advisor on January 4.

Dr. Manish Patel, Director at Incotec India Pvt LTD, on Thursday began his tenure as President of the Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA).

The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) has confirmed the appointment of several new chairs and co-chairs of the association’s standing committees (SCs) and special interest groups (SIGs)

The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance and Thai Seed Trade Association have named Mr. Pachok Pongpanich and Associate Professor Dr. Petcharat Thammabenjapone as this year’s APSA awardees.

Following a two-year hiatus, the Asian Seed Congress is back, beckoning more than 1,100 delegates from more than 50 countries convening in the Thai Capital for the premier seed industry meeting this week

Sakata Seed Corporation recently launched “Broccoli Lovers” website

Representives of seven international seed industry and plant breeders ortganizations are praising a move by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) to adopt new Explanatory Notes (EXN) on Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs).

Tainan and Bangkok: Some 208 participants,  representing 31 member seed companies of the 2021 APSA-World Vegetable Center Vegetable Breeding Consortium met online May 11-12 to discuss and diliberate on promising vegetable R&D progress.

Bangkok, Thailand: The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) has been granted a Foreign Private Organization (FPO) license to operate in Thailand.

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APSA gets new Office Bearer

Rahul Pagar and Sanjay Bisht appointed to APSA’s Working Group of Integrated Vegetable Seed Companies (WIC) a new Chair and Co-Chair 

The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) and the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

In response to reports of mysterious, illegal and/or unsolicited packages of seeds mailed

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Welcome to the APSA July 2020 newsletter. We hope all of you are staying safe and well during this time.

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APSA is pleased to welcome as the newest member of the Secretariat, Muhammad Moazzam

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Technically not even a berry in the botanical sense, a common garden strawberry

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Dr Kuldip Raj Chopra, Researcher, entrepreneur, co-founder and honorary lifetime member of APSA

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