APSAwic meeting, Bangkok April 9th 2019

Public and Private Partnership initiatives in APAC on the implementation of ISPM38May Kanokwan Chodchoey (may@apsaseed.org)

On behalf of APSA Standing Committee on International Trade & Quarantine

Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance 2019 - 2021(Singapore entity)

29 countries inside APAC from total 39

countries

24 countries outside APAC

480 companies in APAC 71% of total members(+100 outside)

24 seed association + non-profit

organization in AG

10 Govt seed agencies

50% of members : R&D and seed

producer

APSA strategic plan (2019 – 2023)

Intellectual property right and plant variety protection

(APSA code of conduct to be adopted, raise the awareness by partnering with

NSAs to support on education, FAO seed study)

Trading of quality seeds globally(Asian seed congress, Phytosanitary

expert consultation)

Public and private partnership (stakeholder mapping, capacity building

workshop, plant breeding, consortia, joint projects)

Operational excellence(engagement program for membership

and committees, AGM, competency development for secretariat)

Communication strategy(Magazine, social media,

website, newsletter, posters, VDOs, mobile app, etc)

Legal compliance in Singapore and Thailand

More than US$ 3.4 billion worth of seed for sowing purposes was traded in the region in 2019 (WTO report) constituting about 14% of the global seed trade.

“The global seed market was to the tune of 69.8 billion US dollars in 2019 and is expected to rise to be 86 billion US dollars by 2023” (https://www.statista.com/statistics/262286/global-seeds-market-value/).

Reality of phytosanitary regulation of seeds (data from ISF)

Crop (11) SpeciesIs Seed a Pathway? (in Percentages)

TOTAL Regulated Pests Yes Pathway not Proven No Not a host

Bean Phaseolus vulgaris 97 24 14 42 20

Brassica Brassica oleracea 118 9 10 44 36

Carrot Daucus carota 92 4 8 47 41

Cucumber Cucumis sativus 90 4 9 56 31

Lettuce Lactuca sativa 64 5 16 56 23

Melon Cucumis melo 69 9 20 48 23

Onion Allium cepa 94 7 13 46 34

Pepper Capsicum Annuum 107 8 18 42 32

Spinach Spinacea oleracea 38 21 8 34 34

Squash & Pumpkin Cucurbita spp. 54 9 15 54 22

Tomato Solanum lycopersicum 180 8 20 49 23

Watermelon Citrullus lanatus 58 7 12 53 28

Totals 1061 10% 13% 47% 30%

77% do not warrant beingregulated!

In Preparation:• Eggplant• Corn

Some seed industry initiatives

www.worldseed.org/resources/is-seed-a-pest-risk/

APSA committee structure

Standing committee on International trade and quarantineSupport to promote the global and regional seed trade policy alignment among governments and key stakeholders.

Build the capacity for NPPOs and Seed industry on the seed trade policy referring to ISPMs.

Be a channel to address phytosanitary and seed trade related issues affecting the regional or global seed movement.

Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Convention (APPPC)

• Established in 1965

• Country’s NPPO is the member of APPPC

• Regional meeting is set every 2 years.

• What APPPC does in the region ?

Plant quarantine :

1. Helps member countries analyze risks to their national plant resources and use science –based measures to safeguard

their cultivated and wild plants.

2. Helps member countries improve their capacity for pest surveillance, pest risk analysis, pest risk management through

systems approaches.

3. Implementation of regional (RSPM) and international standards for phytosanitary measures (ISPM)

4. Facilitates information exchange networks among members countries through the APPPC website (allow countries to

share import and export requirement, pest reports, updated pest control programmed and early warning of risk.

5. The commission helps countries develop plant health policy and regulations, and systems and practices to minimize the

potential risk of introduction and spread of regulated pests.

More missions related to integrated pest management and pesticide management

Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Convention (APPPC)

Ref ;http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/apppc/en/

Objective :

• A closed forum for invited public and private stakeholders and invited resource persons to exchange experiences, ideas, challenges and solutions in respect to phytosanitary measures specific to seed.

• Key topics : Phyto-harmonization: examples of collaboration between industry & government regulatory authorities, country update by NPPO and company representatives and round table discussionon ePhyto, ISPM38, Systems Approach initiative and lab accreditation program.

• Participants including NPPOs in Asia & Pacific, Seed Associations and stakeholders

Seed trade focus : Expert Consultation Meetings

• FIRST: Expert Consultation: Seed Trade & Regulations in Asia Pacific Region

August 12-13, 2015 in Bangkok

• SECOND: Expert Consultation: Phytosanitary Collaboration in Asia Pacific Region

September 5-6, 2016 in Bangkok

• THIRD: Expert Consultation: Phytosanitary Collaboration in Asia Pacific Region

June 29 – 30, 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand

• FOURTH: Expert Consultation: Phytosanitary Collaboration in Asia Pacific Region

August 29 – 30, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand

• FIFTH: Expert Consultation: Phytosanitary Collaboration in Asia Pacific Region

August 28 – 29, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand

• SIXTH: Expert Consultation: Phytosanitary Collaboration in Asia Pacific Region on August 26, 2020: ONLINE

• Seventh : Expert Consultation: Phytosanitary Collaboration in Asia Pacific Region on July 29 and 30, 2021: ONLINE

Summary from the previous expert consultation meetingsChallenges Opportunities

Not all countries have adequate resources to have seed specific programs (different capability and capacity)

Country’s NPPOs with available resources and seed specific departments are willing to share the experience.

• The communication of the regulated pests between countries and the regulated pests update by country.

• The Asia Pacific region could work to identify the priority pests to regulate and the ISF regulated Pest List can be a good resource to do that.

• Collaborate with NSA to share notifications of any changes to regulated pests.• Develop the database or mini regulated pests harmonization for the region or

uniform database to guide import / export of seeds by arranging translation of existing databases into the English language for NPPOs and private sector.

• All pests regulated by each country’s NPPO should be posted on their website for the information of exporting companies.

• Re-exporting process : More countries more pathogen lists

• Capacity of the PRA and the testing facilities of some country’s NPPO (impact to the lead time of shipping process for private sector)

• ISPM 38 training by ISF as train the trainer program to NSA.• Clean seed best practices sharing between companies• System approach to be implemented multi-laterally by NPPOs• Aiming to have one global system approach standard to support the

international seed movement.

ISPM38 survey to NPPOs during the 4th Phytosanitary expert consultation

• Continue the effort for ISPM38 implementation through the PPP

• Big opportunity for International and regional/national seed associations to play a role to support the NPPOs for a knowledge/practices transfer

5th & 6th Phyto: Action Summary and initiatives• Collaborate in the identification of gaps of the infrastructure capacity and resource

capabilities of NPPOs to implement ISPM38

• Improve and enable country online import condition databases

• Support prioritisation of further regional harmonization work through the APPPC

• Examine opportunities for rapid implementation of the IPPC’s ePhyto solution in the region.

• Support ISPM38 implementation in the region, APSA, in collaboration with APPARI, CropLife Asia, ASTA and ISF, will prepare a project proposal for STDF funding consideration.

• Ensure Asia representation on the IPPC’s Technical Export Group being set up to develop a Systems Approach Annex to ISPM38. Nominations will be called for in the second half of 2021.

Standards and Trade Development FacilitySTDF of WTO – A Global Partner in SPS Capacity Building

•Partners (FAO, OIE, WB, WHO, WTO, incl. Codex/IPPC)

•Donors (11)

•Developing country SPS experts (6)

•Observer organizations (OECD, UNIDO, ITC, IICA,…)

• STDF sanctions global projects on SPS (trade oriented) of regional Importance• Majority projects are on Seed Trade and on Public Private Partnerships

Working Group

Scope of the project (results from the regional expert consultation)

• Identifying gaps between the infrastructure and capabilities of NPPOs

• Creation of a database where all information related to importing phytosanitary

requirements for the countries in the region are recorded

• Consolidation of the portal of regulated pests and import condition for the region

• Exploring synergies to the work carried out and with the pest risk surveillance database

• Advocate the adoption of international standards and initiatives such as ePhyto

• Promoting the involvement and investment of the private seed sector.

• Facilitate the lab accreditation program for the independent private laboratories by NPPOs.

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Project partners

APSAwic meeting, Bangkok April 9th 2019

APAARI is the lead organization as coordinator of this project with STDF.

The FAO regional office for the Asia Pacific (FAO-RAP) has agreed to partner through the

Asia Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC)

Important supporting partners are the private seed sector as seed industry represented

through

Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA)

CropLife Asia (CLA)

International Seed Federation (ISF)

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)

*Mekong- U.S. Partnership for Lower Mekong countries supported by USDA-FAS

Pilot countries : Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar Philippines, Bangladesh, Nepal ++++

Our PPP project milestones• Questionaires to understand the usage of database, pest risk analysis,

ePhyto and laboratory accreditation program to be submited to NPPOs in APAC.

• The results will be discussed in the 7th Phytosanitary expert consultation

• Consultative workshop and validation of the prority reqiuired for pilot countries.

• Submission of Full Length Project proposal by the end of 2021

Succes stories of PPP in the region• Removal of 14 regulated pests from on imported seeds of onion, cucumber, melon,

pepper and tomato for sowing in the Philippines by a great collaboration between CropLife Philippines and the NPPO.

• Regional consultation on the TH new import condition regulations 2021 (Pepper, Tomato, Eggplant and Corn) (more information : https://web.apsaseed.org/events/qa-webinar-on-thailand-import-conditions-on-tomato-pepper-eggplant-and-corn-seeds)

• Lab accreditation program in Thailand through a collaboration from THASTA, APSA and CropLife Asia (start in April, 2021).

• More collaborations has been done by our national seed associations in China and India towrd the regulation for pepper and tomato on ToBRFV.

Key takeaways

Global phytosanitary regulation of seed movement is becoming more and more restrictive

Governments should only regulate quarantine pests on seed where seed is an actually pathway, and proportionate to the risks associated with the end use

More advocacy/education of industry and NPPOs is needed to ensure seed gets to growers when they need it

The APSA ITQ SC is here to help!

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Resources • APSA-ISF good practice for healthy vegetable seed production

https://www.apsaseed.org/storage/2020/10/APSA%20ISF%20Good%20Practices%20for%20Healthy%20Vegetable%20Seed%20Production_88436.pdf

• ASTA VDO on the seed quality managementhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y4Q7KDtdA• ISF regulated pest listhttps://pestlist.worldseed.org/public/pestlist.jsp

Special thanks • APSA standing committee on

International Trade and Quarantine• International Seed Federation (ISF)• American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)• CropLife Asia• Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural

Research Institution (APAARI)• FAO-APPPC• NPPOs in APAC• National seed associations in APAC

region

APSAwic meeting, Bangkok April 9th 2019