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Asian Seed France Seed Phytosanitary Seed for VOL.23 NO.4 Congress 2017 Study Tour Meeting Thought JUL/AUG 17 New venue, local Report from APSA NPPOs come together From Los Baños to apsaseed.org partners confirmed vegetable seed trip with seed stakeholders Bangkok, the early days LES SEMENCES DE FRANCE Have a Seed Join APSA, the world’s largest regional seed association Comprising seed−related enterprises from both the private and public sectors, and from across the region and globe. • Join the Asian Seed Congress at a ‘members−only’ discount • Participate in study tours, workshops and training programmes • Be part of private−public research projects • Get access to the APSA business directory, where you can promote your business • Get up−to−date information with your free copy of Asian Seed magazine • Promote your business by advertising in Asian Seed magazine, online and at the Asian Seed Congress You can apply online for APSA membership by visiting our website at: www.apsaseed.org For details please contact: [email protected] The Asia & Pacific Seed Association | P.O. Box 1030, Kasetsart Post Office Bangkok 10903 Thailand Tel: +66−2−940−5464 Fax: +66−2−940−5467 Email: [email protected] apsaseed.org 2 − ASIAN SEED In this issue Asian Seed & Planting Material Volume 23, No. 4, Jul/Aug 2017 Official Publication ISSN 0859-1776 APSA EXECUTIVE 8 COMMITTEE 2016-2017 Office Bearers Congress Announcement President Ms. Brenda Dossey Bangkok Venue and Thai Partners confirmed Immediate Past President Mr. Zhiping Wang for APSA's 24th annual congress Vice President Mr. Tahir Saleemi Treasurer Mr. Jack Metzelaar Executive Committee Members Dr. Tso-Chi Yang 12 Dr. Mi-Hee Yang Mr. Tsukasa Kawakami Asian Seed in EU Dr. Dehua Ma Dr. Casper van Kempen Study Tour report underlines Mr. Vaibhav Kashikar what makes France one of Mr. Muhammad Asim Butt Mr. Isao Iuchi the world's top producers Mr. Wichai Laocharoenpornkul and suppliers of seed Ms. Michelle Klieger Executive Director Mrs. Heidi Gallant Director of Technical Affairs Dr. N. K. Dadlani Membership Officer Mr. Komsak Kamjing Business Development Officer Ms. Suchada Yansarasin 22 Liaison Officer (China) Ms. Xiaofeng Li Consultation Events Officer Mr. Mike Kingpayom Progressive private-public Membership Programmes Officer policies and practices in Ms. Kunaporn Phuntunil the Asia-Pacific region Chief Accountant Ms. Narima Setapanich emphasised at Third Communications Officer Expert Consultation on Mr. Steven Layne Phytosanitary Measures Cover Photo France Study Tour by Steven Layne 34 P.O. Box 1030, Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903, Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 2-940-5464 Fax: +66 (0) 2-940-5467 Email: [email protected] www.apsaseed.org Seed for Thought Asian Seed & Planting Material is published bi-monthly as the official APSA wouldn't be what it publication of the Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA). APSA is a provident organisation dedicated to the promotion is today if it weren't for this and improvement of the seed industry in Asia Pacific. Pinoy woman answering Asian Seed has a pass-on readership of 3,500 worldwide. Eighty per cent of our subscribers reside in the Asia-Pacific region a Bangkok newspaper ad and include senior executives in seed enterprises, government agencies, universities and national seed associations. in the early 1980s Subscriptions are available on the APSA website or from the Secretariat. Editorial contributions and advertising enquiries should be sent to the Secretariat or by email to [email protected]. APSA holds the right to accept or reject contributions. The contents of this magazine may only be reproduced with ASIAN SEED − 3 the written consent of APSA. RESIDENT’S MESSAGE Face to Face Brenda Dossey, APSA President This great seed industry of ours to draw lines and declare sides. I Pre-Congress Workshop or is a relationship business. Once had just learned a valuable lesson enjoy some golf? There are upon a time, I worked for a very and its value is just as important lots of different ways to build interesting gentleman in the today as it was then. Building and relationships. Whatever your United States who had developed retaining relationships matters. preference, please plan on his family seed business into a making the most of your very large business enterprise, The Asian Seed Congress in congress experience to foster Pennington Seed. Pennington Bangkok this November is going your seed industry relationships. had been a rival to the company to give you the opportunity to do If done well, they will serve you I was working for until they just that. You will be able to get for a lifetime. purchased that company. All of together with old friends and a sudden, I found I was in the make new ones. I think one of When planning your meetings “enemy” camp! our jobs at APSA is to make sure this year, please be sure that the Congress environment to log in to the APSA website When I got a glimpse of the is as conducive as possible and go to the members area. business that they did and their for relationship building This is where you can research business model, I was surprised and development. the other member companies to see all the companies they who will be in attendance in worked with. They could have Please plan on getting the most Bangkok. You can search by easily dominated many of these out of your Congress experience. country and their products, and companies in the marketplace. In addition to your scheduled you may even find new possible Instead, they worked with them, meetings, when you are planning markets for your products or collaborating together on various your schedule, allow yourself a sources for the seeds you need. products and projects to help them bit of free time to walk around grow their businesses. I remarked the exhibition booths and talk to Remember, in spite of all the on this one day and asked Mr. the exhibitors. Maybe consider technology that is at our fingertips Pennington about it. attending some educational now for communication, there is sessions provided by the Special absolutely nothing that has been Mr. Brooks Pennington II stopped Interest Groups (SIGs) or Standing developed yet that can take the for a second and looked at me Committees (SCs). If you leave it place of meeting with someone with a big smile and said, “I never up in the air, you might not have face to face. Your participation made much money selling seed time in your schedule to take in the Asian Seed Congress in to my enemies, but I sure have advantage of the various Bangkok will allow you to do just made a lot of money selling seed programmes available to you. that. For more details, see the to my friends.” His point was that announcements on pages 8 and 9. it is far more productive to grow Are you arriving early? Perhaps and nurture your relationships than you would like to participate in the See you soon! 4 − ASIAN SEED ASIAN SEED − 5 Bangkok Beckons in November Heidi Gallant, APSA Executive Director It has been an eventful couple of Thai Seed Trade Association our Special Interest Groups and months at your APSA Secretariat (ThaSTA), who is taking charge Standing Committees. Experience office. We were left scrambling at the helm of the National is always a welcome addition to to find a new venue mere months Organising Committee. these working groups, but we before the Asian Seed Congress would also like to encourage 2017, our annual flagship event Our members are also to be more junior members of your (read more on page 9). thanked for taking the change in companies and associations to stride. APSA had over 350 join. Committee participation is Luckily, the day we got news of delegates and 100 trading tables a great chance to gain valuable the cancellation from our initial booked for the congress in Manila, insights from other members Congress venue in the Philippines and these members were kind on important seed industry was also the first day in the office enough to transfer their bookings information. If you would like to for our new Events Officer, Mike over to Bangkok for 2017. We thank join a committee, please log in Kingpayom, and he doesn’t scare you for your continued support. to your membership account easily! He was ready to take the and view the recent committee reins and find us a new venue and In other news, APSA held its activities by clicking the create a new event plan which Third Expert Consultation on “Activities” drop-down menu will see APSA host ASC 2017 in Phytosanitary Measures in the on the homepage of our Bangkok this year. Asia and Pacific Region on the website (apsaseed.org). 29th and 30th of June. We hosted Mike and I were briefly in Manila National Plant Protection Officers We are now in the final stages to meet with the Philippines Seed and National Seed Associations of preparing for Congress. The Industry Association (PSIA), from the region for a meeting on golf tournament, which is again confirming our partnership in the phytosanitary collaboration and sponsored by Wuhan Yafei Seed 2018 Asian Seed Congress, which capacity building (the full story Co., Ltd. this year, will be held at is set to be an even grander affair can be found on page 23). the lovely Thana Siri City Golf and now with a whole year to plan. Sports Club. Registration is now Joining APSA just in time for this open via the Congress page on While in the Philippines, we also meeting is our new Membership APSA’s website. visited the International Rice Programmes Officer, Kunaporn Research Institute headquarters Phuntunil.