Plans Set For Korean Seed Lady, Leader APSA EC VOL.24 NO.2 Report and Mother Vacancies Maiden ACRT MAR/APR 18 Speakers, topics Trends over 20 Pamela Chan of The many benefits confirmed for months of seed trade Ramgo Seeds is our of joining APSA's apsaseed.org cucurbits event. in South Korea 'Woman In Seed' Executive board Cucurbits Calling APSA plans 1st Asian Cucurbit Round Table ASIAN SEED − 1 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 programs • 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 Asian Seed & Planting Material Volume 24, No. 2, Mar/Apr 2018 In this issue Official Publication ISSN 0859-1776 APSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2016-2017 Office Bearers 10 Korean Seed Report President Ms Brenda Dossey Import, export and market share trends from the land Vice President Mr Tahir Saleemi known as Hanguk. Treasurer Mr Jack Metzelaar Executive Committee Members Dr Tso-Chi Yang Dr Mi-Hee Yang Mr Tsukasa Kawakami Dr Dehua Ma Dr Casper van Kempen Mr Vaibhav Kashikar 15 Mr Muhammad Asim Butt Mr Isao Iuchi First Asian Cucurbit Mr Wichai Laocharoenpornkul Round Table Ms Michelle Klieger APSA joins up with KU to Executive Director host a new technical event Mrs Heidi Gallant Deputy Director dedicated to cucurbits in Asia Mrs Kanokwan Chodchoey and the Pacific. Membership Officer Mr Komsak Kamjing Business Development Officer Ms Suchada Yansarasin Liaison Officer (China) Mrs Xiaofeng Li Events Officer Mr Mike Kingpayom Membership Programs Officer 30 Mrs Kunaporn Phuntunil APSA EC Job Description Chief Accountant Ms Narima Setapanich Heidi Gallant explains the Communications Officer role and duties of an APSA Mr Steven Layne Cover Photo Executive Committee member. Asian pumpkin farmers 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 32 Asian Seed & Planting Material is published bi-monthly as the official Women In Seed publication of the Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA). APSA is a provident organisation dedicated to the promotion Pamela Chan of Ramgo and improvement of the seed industry in Asia Pacific. Seeds talks about what it Asian Seed has a pass-on readership of 3,500 worldwide. Eighty percent of our subscribers reside in the Asia-Pacific region takes to turn a sad story into and include senior executives in seed enterprises, government agencies, universities and national seed associations. Unless denoted otherwise, figures are quoted in US$. one of success. Subscriptions are available on the APSA website or from the Secretariat. Editorial contributions and advertising enquiries should be sent to the Secretariat by email to [email protected] or steven@apsaseed. org. APSA holds the right to accept or reject contributions. The contents of this magazine may only be reproduced with the written consent of APSA. ASIAN SEED − 3 APSA Needs You! Brenda Dossey, APSA President Greetings to all APSA and Learn New all those things. nominating yourself to members getting ready Skills – As an EC serve. Interested, but for the (northeasterly member, you work It certainly has also not sure if it is for you? monsoon) rainy as part of a group to been challenging, but Contact an EC member season. I wish you all make decisions in the best part has been – past or present – and successful planting, accordance with the working together as ask them about it. And and bountiful harvests APSA constitution. a group to meet the if you have served on to follow. challenges. the EC in the past, why You learn how the not consider returning We are going to have association works, During my tenure to the EC again? many vacancies on its history and help on the APSA EC, the APSA Executive make decisions for it has been a big Still not sure? If you Committee (EC) its future. responsibility for the have strong interest in coming up at the GAM EC to implement the participating, but are this year and again at 3) An Opportunity to new APSA constitution. not ready to commit the GAM in 2019. Make New Friends In doing that, much to being on the APSA & Get Acquainted work has been done EC, perhaps you would Reflecting on that, I with Other Cultures to strengthen our like to test the waters thought I might share – By constitutional management structure and become more with you some of design, the EC is a with written steps and involved in an APSA the reasons I think diverse group with protocols established. Special Interest Group you might wish to varied backgrounds. or an APSA Standing consider serving on There is no better Those measures have Committee and start the EC or becoming a way to learn about changed the role of your involvement that volunteer in one of our a new country or the EC from a group way? committees or special culture than to make of people who get interest groups. a friend who can tell together three times The only way you will you what it is like a year to a group ever be sure is to take Becoming An APSA first hand. that works via email that first step. Please Volunteer is: throughout the year do. APSA needs you. 4) A Point of Pride – between the face-to- 1) A Way to Give It is an opportunity face meetings. Also, be sure to read Back – This is a way to represent your the article on page 30 for you to contribute organisation and The meetings are of this magazine for to the seed industry your country on the characterised by even more reason to in the Asia Pacific committee and share much discussion join our EC. region, which is with others what it is and participation on beyond your present like where you come the part of all the EC We are united in role at your company from. members. APSA’s mission: or organization. Sustainable agriculture For me, being involved If you have not served through the production 2) A Chance to with APSA and being on the EC before, and trade of quality Make a Difference on the EC has been please consider seeds for the world. 4 − ASIAN SEED RESIDENT’S MESSAGE ASIAN SEED − 5 Midterms, Congress Registration, Phyto Consultation and More Heidi Gallant, APSA Director The first quarter of 2018 has members this year and in be held July 19-21, will feature certainly flown by as the addition to finding out the latest two days of presentation and APSA Secretariat and I remain breeding innovations from World break-out sessions followed by busy planning and preparing Veg, it will be high on our priority a field day to view the latest in for all of the wonderful list to determine a specific cucurbit breeding developments. activities we have lined up for project for APSA members to members this year. work with WorldVeg on this year. The event is in partnership with Thailand's Kasetsart University, The first major agenda on the Also in May, we are delighted to and will feature a student poster calendar this year was our open registration for the 2018 session and presentation as well. first APSA Midterm meeting, Asian Seed Congress (ASC). A big thanks to our Research and which will have just passed by With an extra year to prepare Development Committee for their the time most of you read this. (due to the emergency swap work on this important event. Nonetheless, I would like to give in host countries last year), you all a little bit of background the Philippines Seed Industry We also look forward to the on this unprecedented Association has all their ducks in 4th Expert Consultation on benchmark for APSA. row and we are looking forward Phytosanitary Measures in the to one of the biggest and best Asia Pacific Region, planned at Historically, the APSA Special editions members have seen. the end of August. Interest Groups and Standing Committee have met through From the business offering to This successful series of conference call, the participants the social events, this will be events is making headway being located in various one ASC you certainly must with our region’s NPPOs as we countries in the Asia Pacific attend. Booth, Trading Table and encourage government-industry Region and beyond. delegate registration will all open collaboration, and stress the need at the same time, May 2, 2018 for consideration of whether seed This meeting, held on 24–25 April on a very similar platform to the is a pathway for pathogens as in Bangkok, Thailand was the first system we piloted in 2017. opposed to the plant/produce time we called our groups to meet itself. We will also continue to in person early in the year. A lot of Please be sure your membership introduce the systems approach to action plans were discussed and is already renewed so you won’t phyto regulation which is gathering confirmed for APSA’s activities have to wait, and are able to get steam in other parts of the world.