Dr. Boonyanath Nathwong currently the President of Thai Seed Trade Association (THASTA) and Director of Regulatory Affairs for Seed and Traits, Bayer Crop Science, Thailand. A post – graduate in Plant Biotechnology from John Innes Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich (UK), Dr. Boonyanath was a researcher at the National Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand, prior to her joining the seed industry. She was sitting in Thailand seed hub executive committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to develop Thailand seed hub strategy to promote seed industry in Thailand. After that Dr. Boonyanath continues to support public and private collaboration to implement the seed hub policy that has significantly enhanced corn and vegetables seed production and export. In addition, the implementation has also resulted in seed health lab accreditation, e-phyto system for seed import and export, product – based gene editing regulation that exempts gene edited products without foreign DNA from GMOs, Corn after Rice programme. Currently, THASTA is collaborating with the Department of Agriculture to development regulation to authorize field inspection accreditation and revision of plant variety protection law.
