29 November to 1 December 2005 Antalya, Turkey


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ISTC 2005 Conference Program

Tuesday 29 November 2005
08:30 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:00 Opening Ceremony
Welcome address by Turkish Seed Industry Association
Welcome address by ICARDA
Opening statement by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:35 - 11:45 Tour of Seed Trade Stands
11:45 - 12:00 Introduction to Turkey (Audiovisual presentation)
12:00 - 12:30 Introduction to Turkish Seed Industry (Audiovisual presentation)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
Chairperson: Hagim Ögüt
14:00 - 14:20 Impacts of International Treaties & Agreements on Seed Trade (Bernard Le Buanec)
14:20 - 14:40 Status & Prospects of Seed Industry in CWANA Region (Z. Bishaw & T. van Gastel)
14:40 - 15:00 Public-Private Sector Partnership in Seed Sector Development (Carl Pray)
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
Chairperson: Bernard Le Buanec
15:30 - 15:50 Regulatory Choices to Support Seed Sector Development (Robert Tripp)
15:50 - 16:10 Plant Variety Protection and Its Impact in Seed Sector Development (Rolf Jördens)
16:10 - 17:00 Discussions
18:00 Conference Cocktail


Wednesday 30 November 2005
Chairperson: Jagveer Sindhu
08:30 - 08:50 Status and Prospects of Turkish Seed Industry (Hasim Ögüt)
08:50 - 09:10 Status and Development of Field Crop Seed Industry in Turkey (Fahri Harmansah)
09:10 - 09:30 Status and Prospectus of Vegetable Seed Market in CWANA Region (A. Abou-Hadid)
09:30 - 09:50 The Vegetable Seed Trade in Turkey (Yavuz Batur)
09:50 - 10:30 Discussions
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
Chairperson: Tony van Gastel
11:00 - 11:20 The Role of Asia Pacific Seed Association (Jagveer Sindhu)
11:20 - 11:40 The Need for Regional Seed Association (Mogens Lemonius)
11:40 - 12:30 Discussion
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00 Panel Discussion on Constraints to International Seed Trade
Chairperson: Ayhan Elçi
 
Policy and Institutional Issues (Carl Pray)
Regulatory and Institutional Issues (Robert Tripp)
Phytosanitary Issues (Ramazan Canhilal)
Biotechnology (Alexandre Golikov)
Regional Seed Trade Association (Ali Ozbugday)
20:00 Gala Dinner
 
Wednesday 30 November 2005
Visits to the facilities of the private seed sector in Antalya