{"id":62574,"date":"2023-05-08T09:59:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T21:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/?p=62574"},"modified":"2023-05-08T10:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T22:00:01","slug":"christchurch-event-expecting-800-seed-trade-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/people\/christchurch-event-expecting-800-seed-trade-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Christchurch event expecting 800 seed trade professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>\n

The countdown is on for an international seed congress that is coming to New Zealand for the first time in its 28-year history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up to 800 international seed trade professionals are expected for the 28th Asian Seed Congress<\/strong>,<\/a> to be held in Christchurch later in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NZ Grain and Seed Trade Association general manager Thomas Chin said the event will be a huge opportunity to showcase the NZ seed industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe industry is looking forward to co-hosting and demonstrating to global customers NZ\u2019s high-quality seed and production systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe congress and its associated events are conveniently located within Canterbury \u2013 the seed hub of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing the first time the congress has been hosted in NZ, event organisers are planning for about 800 delegates from across the Asia Pacific region with attendees including plant breeders, researchers, marketers, merchants, suppliers, officials and legislators,\u201d Chin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NZ is a world leader in seed production. The industry supplies 60% of the world\u2019s radish seed, 50% of white clover seed and 40% of global carrot seed, as well as some 40 other different cropping seed species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NZ seed exports to the Asia Pacific region are worth $100m a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Asian Seed Congress will take place at the Te Pae Convention Centre, Christchurch, from November 20 to 24.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The five-day event will includetechnical sessions, host country field and leisure tours and cultural programmes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Asian Seed Congress and its associated events are conveniently located within Canterbury \u2013 the seed hub of the country.\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":62575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[39,87],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t