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The APSA-WorldVeg Vegetable Breeding Consortium held its first tomato & pepper field day at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India on 9 May and its hybrid annual workshop on 10 May 2022 at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, which was attended by a total of 174 participants.

APSA 2021 Year in Review has been finalized and ready to be downloaded 

SANYA CITY, HAINAN, CHINA: The International Alliance of Seed Industry Scientist (IASIS) – a new China-based association that aims to “deeply integrate the resources of international scientists . . . to better serve the sustainable development of the international seed industry”

The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) and the Thai Seed Trade Association (THASTA) are partnering to organize the 2022 Asian Seed Congress (ASC)

Members of the Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) elected four members to its Executive Committee (EC) at the association’s 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on November 25 in a virtual format. 

November 19: APSA is pleased to announce and congratulate five prominent scientists who are being recognized for their excellence and contributions to seed and plant breeding science, research and development in the Asia-Pacific region. 

APSA’s Research & Development advisory group is pleased to announce the recent election of Dr. Seetharam Annadana as its new Chair, and Dr. John R. Sheedy as its new Co-chair. 

It is with great sadness to relay the passing of Hardeep Grewal. An active member of APSA’s Special Interest Group on Field Crops, Hardeep was the Head of Field Crops APAC at Syngenta Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd

On December 12, 2020 the 19th Guangdong Seed Expo and the 2020 World Conference on Digital Agriculture opened in Kemulang, Guangzhou.

IN BRIEF:

• APSA’s big return to China: Celebrating 30 years, APSA and CNSTA welcome 1,500+ delegates to the 29th Asian Seed Congress in Sanya, Hainan.
• Seed powerhouse: The Asia-Pacific region leads the global seed market, accounting for 40% of seed volume, with field crops and vegetable seeds leading the way
• Cutting-edge plant breeding: Advances in gene-editing and new breeding techniques drive APAC’s push for resilient crops and food security.
• Evolving biotech rules: China, Japan, India, Philippines, Thailand and others adopt flexible regulations to fast-track next-gen seeds for market.
• APSA’s future roadmap: New strategy focuses on policy, member support, and operational excellence to empower the industry as APSA aims to boost regional impact
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Bangkok, Thailand — As new breeding technologies evolve rapidly to meet growing global challenges, the Asia-Pacific seed industry welcomes science-based regulatory approaches by regional policymakers to secure the future of food production. Thailand's newly implemented gene editing regulations have been hailed as a crucial step toward driving innovation in crop development, addressing urgent issues like climate change and food security.

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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