ASTA Delegation Visits China

  • On May 5, 2017

ASTA sent its annual spring delegation to Beijing April 17-22. The delegates met with  representatives from the Chinese National Seed Association (CNSA), Chinese National Seed Trade Association, U.S. embassy, Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and U.S.-China Agriculture and Food Partnership. Discussions focused on seed certification, the ASTA/CNSA corn pilot project and proposed changes to China’s Plant Variety Protection Act.