Happening Tuesday, August 5: Webinar Series on Farmers’ and Breeders’ Rights in the Philippines, 2nd session
August 4, 2025
The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA), in collaboration with SeedNL, invites you to the second session in a three-part webinar series examining the complementarity of Farmers’ Rights and Plant Breeders’ Rights across Asia.
While often perceived as conflicting, these rights can be mutually reinforcing—when national policies and legal frameworks are designed to recognize the distinct yet interconnected roles of farmers and plant breeders. This series seeks to facilitate a nuanced, evidence-based dialogue on how such complementarity is achieved or hindered in diverse agricultural systems.

The second session will focus on the Philippines, bringing together leading experts and practitioners to share their perspectives.
Date: Tuesday, August 5
Time: 15:00- 16:30 PHT/09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Click here to register
Speakers include:
- Paul Ryan Alcantara - National Seed Industry Council – Plant Variety Protection Office (Bureau of Plant Industry)
- Irene Sion - East-West Seed
- Adriel Dave Alvarez - Philippine Biotech Farmers Network; Philippine Maize Federation
We encourage all seed professionals and stakeholders to join this timely and important discussion!
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