Dr Shivendra Bajaj is the Technical Advisor and leads all technical programs at APSA. He also manages the STDF funded project in APAARI on strengthening phytosanitary compliance to boost seed trade and public private partnership in the Asia Pacific region. Previously, he led Federation of Seed Industry of India and Alliance for Agri Innovation as the Executive Director.
He engages with key stakeholders including the highest level of decision makers to influence policies and advocates for adoption of seed and biotechnology policy, innovation, new technologies and breeding applications in the agriculture sector to benefit farmers and agriculture. Some priority issues in his agenda include global coordination for phytosanitary process improvement, Access and Benefit Sharing in food and agriculture and global harmonization of guidelines of agricultural innovations.
