ASTA Participates in APEC 2023
- On August 23, 2023
- American Seed Trade Association, ASTA, Biotechnology, Plant Breeding Innovation, Seed, Seed Industry
ASTA was proud to support the United States’ Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference held earlier this month in Seattle. Staff participated in the High Level Policy Dialog for Agricultural Biotechnology (HLPDAB) and Policy Partnership for Food Security (PPFS).
In its presentation, ASTA provided recommendations to APEC economies on how to facilitate global seed trade, including through modernization of the tariff schedule for seed products and global regulatory alignment on phytosanitary, biotechnology, and intellectual property measures.