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EUROPEAN-SEED.COM I EUROPEAN SEED I 25 Ministry of Agriculture and the International Seed Testing Association ISTA and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD. MAJOR SUCCESSES On behalf of the seed industry in China CNSTA hosted the 2005 APSA Congress and the 2014 ISF World Seed Congress. This was not only a chance to show off the Chinese seed industry to the world but also a good time to show the world that the Chinese seed industry is open for business. These worldwide and regional seed congresses are influential events in the world seed industry a major reason why CNSTA wanted to be a part of them. The 2014 World Seed Congress and the 2005 APSA Congress organized by CNSTA are considered a huge trade opportunity within the Chinese seed industry. These events play an important role in strengthening the cooperation between the Chinese seed sector international seed organisations accelerating the pace of trade rule harmonisation between China and other countries steering Chinese seed companies into the world seed market and elevating the development of the Chinese seed industry in general. The Chinese government has provided fundamental support to these congresses. As a national seed association CNSTA held these congresses with the end goal of advancing the Chinese seed industry. In his speech during the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Seed Congress in Beijing the CNSTA ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGES The China National Seed Trade Association CNSTA is welcoming a new secretary-general while bidding farewell and good luck to its current leader. Heres what each had to say about the value of CNSTA to the Chinese and global seed sectors. LIU HANG Outgoing Secretary General CNSTA I have been working in the seed industry for nearly 40 years and undertook this role with the association in 2010. I have seen the fast development of the Chinese seed industry and the need and recognition from the outside world during the past five years. We organized a variety of international regional and domestic seed congresses or fairs with the aim of achieving mutual goals with our global counterparts. We played an important role in the liaison between organizations such as OECD ISTA ISF and APSA with the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and our members in the hope of speeding up the pace of seed industry development in China. I am glad that I could assist the development of Chinas seed industry. WANG YAN Incoming Secretary General CNSTA CNSTA was founded to enhance communication promote cooperation and maintain the market conditions that aid in global seed industry development. CNSTA will continue to carry out more in-depth communication on the international stage on behalf of the Chinese seed industry. We will respond to the call of government to speed up the development of the modern seed industry by encouraging both imports of seed into China and also the export of seed to our global partners. In addition to promoting the traditional domestic seed trade the Chinese government is also exploring new ways of industry development such as global investment and mergers and acquisitions as well as localization of research. Under these circumstances more roles and responsibilities are in store for the CNSTA. We intend to expand our reach to more countries around the globe. vice-premier of China said that the country wishes to create a fair and transparent environment to achieve benefits for China but also contribute to the development of the world seed industry and global agriculture. M o r e a n d m o r e s e e d i n d u s t r y stakeholders want to get to know the Chinese seed industry. As a bridge that links seed companies at home and abroad CNSTA hopes get its achievements seen by the world as well as make its voice heard. The Chinese government has committed to continuously supporting the seed industry with efforts to accelerate the speed of the variety innovation strengthen the protection and utilization of seed germplasm and protection of intellectual property rights in order to create a favourable environment for RD. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2014 ISF WORLD SEED CONGRESS CNSTA was committed to carrying out the traditional World Seed Congress program but also wanted to add some Chinese characteristics to the 2014 congress. For example the vice-premier and other high- level leaders from the Chinese government attending the opening ceremony helped bolster the events profile. Also the onsite variety demonstration centre which exhibited more than 1200 species including vegetables wheat and maize received nearly 800 visitors. Chinese exper ts from the cou ntr ys General Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine to make a presentation. An important outcome of the meeting was the CNSTAs issuing of the Beijing Declaration which calls on countries around the globe to facilitate a prosperous future for the worlds seed industry. Chinese wheat field.