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In her President’s Report delivered during the Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) General Assembly on December 10, Dr. Mary Ann P. Sayoc highlighted 2025 as another productive and meaningful year for the PSIA, marked by collaboration, advocacy, and industry-led initiatives.      Throughout the year, PSIA held its Year-end General Assembly, five Board Meetings, and two Special Meetings to address emerging industry concerns and advance strategic priorities. Organizatio

The 4th National Philippine Good Agricultural Practices (PhilGAP) Summit was held on September 22–26, 2025 at the Benguet Sports Complex,...

The Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) successfully held its Seedsmen’s Training on September 18, 2025, at the Multi-purpose...

It all starts with a seed. Julius Barcelona is like a fruit not falling far from the tree, as he was born into a family business that...

The Philippine Seed Industry Association joins the agricultural community in mourning the passing of Dr. Simon Groot, a true visionary...

Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) has formally launched a partnership with the Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) and seven...

Baguio City, May 29, 2025  — Members of the Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) joined forces with the Department of...

CropLife Philippines (“CropLife”), a national organization dedicated to providing innovative plant technologies for agriculture’s...

December 18, 2023 | Manila Standard From left: BPI Assistant Director for Regulatory Services Ruel Gesmundo, PSIA President Mary Ann...

The 28th Asian Seed Congress was held at the Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand from 20 - 24 of November...

In Manila, Philippines, a gathering of representatives from the National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) of Bangladesh, Cambodia,...

The Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) elected a new set of board of directors and officers during its General Assembly, which...

The Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) joined the various international seed industry key players in this year’s 27th Asian Seed...

Stakeholders favor “Golden Rice” over ordinary white rice in terms of its health benefits during the former’s ceremonial tasting, held...

DA-PhilRice celebrates its 36th year of serving the Filipino rice farmers across the nation on November 3-5, 2021. “Through the years,...

Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar led the inauguration of the state-of-the-art Crop Biotechnology Center (CBC) of the Department of...

Kidapawan City—The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has teamed up with SeedWorks Philippines to demonstrate how the latter’s TH-82...

Sharon Farm Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony led by Mayor Ma. Josefina G. Belmonte, Hon. Asuncion Visaya, Most Rev. Roberto O. Gaa, D.D, Emmanuel...

IN an effort to further empower local rice farmers in the countryside, SeedWorks Philippines has started forging partnerships with rice...

CNN Philippines Dr. Mary Ann Pelagio Sayoc was awarded the "Knighthood in the Order of Orange-nassau" for strengthening Dutch-Filipino...