Members of the International Soy Growers Alliance talk before the start of the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade last week in Beijing China. Pictured from left: Lloyd Day, Alex Utida, Laura Foell, Wade Cowan and Bob Haselwood.
Rodolfo Rossi (left) and Pedro Vigneau greet dignitaries as they arrive for the beginning of the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade last week in Beijing, China. A white paper was released at the meeting detailing the global implications of biotechnology approval delays to soy production, supply and demand.
Antonio Galhera makes a point during a planning meeting of the International Soy Growers Alliance in Beijing, China. Galhera and other members of the IGSA discussed the results of a White Paper released during the 2015 Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade forum.
Sonia Tomassone, Paraguay, discusses issues during a planning meeting for the ISGA.
Rodolfo Rossi, Laura Foell and Aex Utida meet with Chinese government and industry leaders before the start of the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade.
Laura Foell, chairman of USSEC, greets U.S. Ambassador Max Baucus before the start of the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade. Baucus and ambassadors from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay spoke to those in attendance.
Max Baucus, U.S. Ambassador to China, addresses a crowd of about 100 people gathered for the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade.
Sonia Tomassone, and International Trade Advisor and ISGA representative from Paraguay, gives opening comments to the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade on behalf of her country.
A large crowd listens to speakers at the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade in Beijing, China last week.
International Soy Growers Alliance members, ambassadors and Chinese representatives pose for a group photo at the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade.
U.S. Ambassador Max Baucus (center) talks with audience members during a break.
Lloyd Day, Deputy Director General, of the Inter-American institute on Agriculture Cooperation, presents the ISGA White Paper on the Global Implications of Biotechnology Approval Delays to Soy Production, Supply and Demand.
An audience members asks a question during the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade.
Wade Cowan, President of the American Soybean Association, provides closing comments for the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade.
Members of the Chinese media talk to representatives of the International Soy Growers Alliance at the conclusion of the 2015 Forum on Biotechnology and Global Soy Trade.
Fernando Zubillaga, Argentina Association of Regional Consortiums for Agricultural Experimentation, listens as Sonia Tomassone discusses a meeting the ISGA had with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences while in Beijing, China last week. The group was asking Chinese leaders to avoid future delays in biotech approvals.
Wu Kongming, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, talks with ISGA members during a meeting last week in Beijing China. Members of the ISGA conducted personal meetings with top industry, education and government institutions to ask for their help in biotechnology approvals.
Jim Sutter, CEO of USSEC, discusses biotechnology trade issues with Chen Xuecong, Vice General Manager of Sino Grain, last week in Beijing. Members of the ISGA conducted personal meetings with top industry, education and government institutions to ask for their help in biotechnology approvals.
Patricia Ruiz de Florentin, gives her perspective on an issue during a planning meeting for an upcoming ISGA event.
Pablo Adreani, a marketing consultant for USSEC, and Rodolfo Rossi, the director of Argentina Soybean Chain Association, look over ISGA documents during a meeting in Beijing, China. ISGA lobbied business, government and education leaders to expedite the approval process for soybeans.
Alex Utida, Director of the Brazilian Soya Association, talks with other members of the IGSA about meetings conducted with the State Administration of Grain in China. Utida, like other members of the ISGA, relayed his frustrations of the slow biotech approval process in China and how new technology is needed to have better and more effective weed and insect control to produce quality soybeans at a lower price.
Bob Haselwood, Chairman of the United Soybean Board, talks about the ISGA’s mission to strengthen the partnership with Chinese industries to help address China’s food security, food safety and sustainable food supply. The ISGA represents 95 percent of the world’s export supply of soybeans.
