These committees meet every one-two months to discuss issues and activities pertaining to their field. They assist in the planning of study tours and expert consultations and prepare position papers with regards to these topics. Members of these committees are professionals in their field and may be consulted for speaking engagements and other issues pertaining to the committee subject matter. If you are an active member of APSA and would like to join a Standing Committee, please contact the APSA office in order to be connected to the Chairperson for registration and future involvement.
The Executive Committee shall have the authority to establish Special Committees and Special Interest Groups, which shall report to the Executive Committee. Each Standing Committee and Special Interest Group shall meet at the call of its chairperson.
Each Standing Committee and Special Interest Group shall, within their respective terms of reference from time to time approved by the Executive Committee:
- Consider and report on relevant subject-matter to the Executive Committee; and
- Make recommendations to the Executive Committee on positions to be taken by the Company on issues of concern to the Company or the Members, for the Executive Committee’s approval.
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| No. | Name | Position in the group | Company | Member since | Country/Territory Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vacant | Chair | 2026 | ||
| 2 | Chu Linfeng (Lisa) | Co-Chair | China Seed Association (CSA) | 2026 | China |
| 3 | Ali Afzal | Member | Krishibid Seed Limited | 2026 | Bangladesh |
| 4 | Mosaref Hossain | Member | Agricas Seeds Pvt. Ltd. | 2026 | Bangladesh |
| 5 | Enid Perez-Lara | Member | Agronomix Software | 2026 | Canada |
| 6 | Weihong Tian (Alison) | Member | China National Seed Trade Association (CNSTA) | 2026 | China |
| 7 | Yongsheng Zhang | Member | China National Seed Group Co., Ltd. | 2026 | China |
| 8 | Urvashi Vashist | Member | Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) | 2026 | India |
| 9 | Anita Verma | Member | Bayer Science and Innovation Pvt Ltd. | 2026 | India |
| 10 | G.V. Naveen Sharma | Member | Nuziveedu Seeds Limited | 2026 | India |
| 11 | Madoka Koshibe | Member | Vilmorin-Mikado Co., Ltd | 2026 | Japan |
| 12 | Chinna Babu Muvva | Member | Enza Zaden Asia Sdn. Bhd. | 2026 | Malaysia |
| 13 | Javaria Amin | Member | Green Gold Agri Seeds (Pvt) Ltd. | 2026 | Pakistan |
| 14 | Michael Leader | Member | Bayer (South East Asia) Pte Ltd. | 2026 | Singapore |
| 15 | Boonyanath Nathwong | Member | Thai Seed Trade Association (THASTA) | 2026 | Thailand |
| 16 | Paul D. Olson | Member | East West Seed International Limited | 2026 | Thailand |
| 17 | Fan-Li Chou | Member | American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) | 2026 | USA |
| 18 | Marc Cool | Member | Corteva Agriscience | 2026 | USA |
| 1 | Suping Geng | Observer | China Seed Association (CSA) | 2026 | China |
| 2 | Raghavan Sampathkumar | Observer | Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) | 2026 | India |
| 3 | Ratna Kumria | Observer | CropLife Asia | 2026 | Singapore |
| 4 | Bülent Uzun | Observer | Turkish Seed Association (TURKTOB) | 2026 | Türkiye |
| 5 | Hüseyin Özbuğday | Observer | Turkish Seed Industry Association (TURKTED) | 2026 | Türkiye |
| No. | Name | Position in the group | Company | Member since | Country / Terriotory Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vacant | Chair | 2026 | ||
| 2 | Nguyen Thuy Ha | Co-Chair | Bayer (South East Asia) Pte Ltd. | 2026 | Singapore |
| 3 | Mahbub Anam | Member | Lal Teer Seed Limited | 2026 | Bangladesh |
| 4 | Weihong (Alison) Tian | Member | China National Seed Trade Association (CNSTA) | 2026 | China |
| 5 | Chu Linfeng (Lisa) | Member | China Seed Association (CSA) | 2026 | China |
| 6 | Yen-Hsin Chiu | Member | Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station | 2026 | Chinese Taipei |
| 7 | Nicolas Perrin | Member | SEMAE | 2026 | France |
| 8 | Manisha Negi | Member | East West Seed International Limited | 2026 | India |
| 9 | Kuldeep Tyagi | Member | Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) | 2026 | India |
| 10 | Sundar Raja Vadlamani | Member | SeedWorks International Limited | 2026 | India |
| 11 | Ch. Atik Setyawati, SP., MP. | Member | PT East West Seed Indonesia | 2026 | Indonesia |
| 12 | Wing-Ki, Poon | Member | Vilmorin-Mikado Co., Ltd | 2026 | Japan |
| 13 | Quratulain Khawar | Member | Green Gold Agri Seeds (Pvt) Ltd | 2026 | Pakistan |
| 14 | Mary Ann P. Sayoc | Member | Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) | 2026 | Philippines |
| 15 | Craig Hollings | Member | Bayer (South East Asia) Pte Ltd. | 2026 | Singapore |
| 16 | Kanokwan Chodchoey | Member | Thai Seed Trade Association (THASTA) | 2026 | Thailand |
| 17 | Aykut Özbuğday | Member | Turkish Seed Industry Association (TURKTED) | 2026 | Türkiye |
| 18 | Martha Malapi | Member | American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) | 2026 | USA |
| 1 | Laigle Guillaume | Observer | HM. Clause India Pvt Ltd | 2026 | India |
| 2 | Ines Espasandin | Observer | Syngenta India | 2026 | India |
| 3 | Thelma Soriano | Observer | CropLife Asia | 2026 | Singapore |
| 4 | Rose Souza Richards | Observer | International Seed Federation (ISF) | 2026 | Switzerland |
| No. | Name | Position in the group | Company | Member since | Country / Territory Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vacant | Chair | |||
| 2 | Bhupen Dubey | Co-Chair | Northern Seed Association (NSA) | 2026 | India |
| 3 | Ashley Fraser | Member | Australian Seed Federation (ASF) | 2026 | Australia |
| 4 | Simon Watt | Member | Centor Oceania | 2026 | Australia |
| 5 | Md. Abdul Mannan | Member | Bangladesh Seed Association (BSA) | 2026 | Bangladesh |
| 6 | Md. Azizul Hoque | Member | Lal Teer Seed Limited | 2026 | Bangladesh |
| 7 | Manish Patel | Member | National Seed Association of India (NSAI) | 2026 | India |
| 8 | Pramod R. Patil | Member | ACSEN AgriScience Pvt. Ltd. | 2026 | India |
| 9 | Rajasekaran Rajakumar | Member | Mahyco Private Limited | 2026 | India |
| 10 | Woosik Kang | Member |
Korea Seed & Variety Service (MAFRA) |
2026 | Korea |
| 11 | Uma Rani Sinniah | Member | National Seed Association of Malaysia (NSAM) | 2026 | Malaysia |
| 12 | Tomoko Sakata | Member | Incotec Europe B.V. | 2026 | Netherlands |
| 13 | Farhan Tahir | Member | Haji Sons Pvt. Ltd. | 2026 | Pakistan |
| 14 | Patcharin Taridno | Member | Rung Rueng Consulting Co., Ltd / Rhino | 2026 | Thailand |
| 15 | Sandeep Jadli | Member | East West Seed International Limited | 2026 | Thailand |
| 16 | Bekir Artam Atalay | Member |
Turkish Seed Industry Association (TURKTED) |
2026 | Türkiye |
| 1 | Aliyah Mohd Yahaya | Observer | Crop Power Sdn Bhd | 2026 | Malaysia |
| 2 | Shaiza Rasool | Observer | Green Gold Agri Seeds (Pvt) Ltd | 2026 | Pakistan |
| 3 | Jagadish Ganjigunte Venkataraman | Observer | International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) | 2026 | Switzerland |
| 4 | Rose Souza Richards | Observer | International Seed Federation (ISF) | 2026 | Switzerland |
| No. | Name | Position in the group | Company | Member since | Country / Territory Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vacant | Chair | 2026 | ||
| 2 | Kwanghong Lee | Co-Chair | Korea Seed & Variety Service (MAFRA) | 2026 | Korea |
| 3 | Yannan (Irene) Hou | Member | China Seed Association (CSA) | 2026 | China |
| 4 | Zhu Gaoming | Member | Way Seed Agriculture Tech Ltd. | 2026 | China |
| 5 | Ming-Tsung Liu | Member | Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station | 2026 | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 | Nicolas Perrin | Member | SEMAE | 2026 | France |
| 7 | Raghavan Sampathkumar | Member | Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) | 2026 | India |
| 8 | O.K. Tara | Member | Nuziveedu Seeds Limited | 2026 | India |
| 9 | Meenakshi T Ravindran | Member | HM. Clause India Private Limited | 2026 | India |
| 10 | Arun Pandey | Member | Advanta Enterprises Limited | 2026 | India |
| 11 | Nguyen Thuy Ha | Member | Bayer (South East Asia) Pte Ltd. | 2026 | Singapore |
| 12 | Kanokwan Chodchoey | Member | Thai Seed Trade Association (THASTA) | 2026 | Thailand |
| 13 | Manisha Negi | Member | East West Seed International Limited | 2026 | Thailand |
| 14 | Marc Cool | Member | Corteva Agriscience | 2026 | USA |
| 15 | Sam Crowell | Member | American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) | 2026 | USA |
| 16 | Nguyen Thanh Minh | Member | Vietnam Seed Trade Association (VNSTA) | 2026 | Vietnam |
| 1 | Sathish Vangaru | Observer | Bayer Science and Innovation Pvt Ltd. | 2026 | India |
| 2 | Onkar Singh | Observer | ACSEN Agriscience Pvt Ltd | 2026 | India |
| 3 | Thelma Soriano | Observer | CropLife Asia | 2026 | Singapore |
| 4 | Ratna Kumria | Observer | CropLife Asia | 2026 | Singapore |
| 5 | Lorelei Garagancea | Observer | International Seed Federation (ISF) | 2026 | Switzerland |