From December 2 to 6, 2024, the 29th Asia and Pacific SEED CONGRESS (APSA SEED CONGRESS) was held at the Red Forest Resort World Congress Center in Sanya, Hainan, China. As the most influential event in the seed industry in the Asia-Pacific region, the conference brings together seed experts, international organization officials and seed companies from the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the United States and Africa and other regions, and has a wide range of cohesion and influence in the international industry.

Dr. Ruiqing Huang of Ruixue Global, as the former president of the Asia Pacific Seed Association, was invited to attend this event. The Asia Pacific Seed Association was established in 1994 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Danish International Development Agency, with more than 600 member units from 60 countries and regions, including national seed associations, government seed departments, seed companies, etc., and has now developed into the world's largest regional seed association with far-reaching influence.

Dr. Ruiqing Huang attended the luncheon with the previous presidents

Dr. Huang was elected to the Executive Board of the Asia Pacific Seed Association in 2006 and President of the Asia Pacific Seed Association in 2010. Dr. Huang is an early Chinese face active in the international seed industry, which promoted the upgrading and development of the seed industry in the Asia-Pacific region, but also promoted the development and cooperation of China's seed industry in the global industry, and enhanced China's influence in the global seed industry.

During Dr.Huang's tenure as President, the Asia Pacific Seed Congress has experienced unprecedented challenges. The 2011 conference, originally scheduled to be held in Japan, was forced to change its location due to a sudden earthquake, and then postponed again due to flooding in Bangkok. In the end, Dr. Huang led the Executive Committee to make overall planning and overcome a series of difficulties, and the conference was successfully held in Pattaya, Thailand, in 2012. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand attended the conference on behalf of the royal family, and the conference was successfully held and won widespread praise.

Dr. Ruiqing Huang delivered a speech at the Asia Pacific Seed Congress as President of the Association

Attending the 29th Asia Pacific Seed Congress, Dr. Ruiqing Huang continued to play a role in the international seed industry, providing a broad vision and influence for the future development and internationalization of the seed industry in China and the Asia Pacific.