b'CONTENT FROM SEED WORLD LATAMMeeting of the MindsThe 2022 Seed Congress of the Americas made the perfect venue for a crucial gathering between Seeds Canada members and Chiles seed association.Marc ZienkiewiczIF YOU BUILD IT,they will come. Scott Horner recentlyThe 2022 SAA Congress was a bit different, as it included decided to modify that old adage a bit, to something morea beefed-up trading floor organized in partnership with Seed like, If you organize it, they will attend. World Group. The two-and-a-half-day congress brought Horner, chief commercial officer of Albertas HyTechtogether regional seed professionals, seed leaders, breeders, Production, initiated a first-of-its-kind meeting between Seedsresearchers, policy makers, government officials and students, Canada members and Chiles seed association at the Seedto learn, connect, generate new business, promote products and Congress of the Americas, held in Uruguay in the fall and hostedlearn about the latest innovations.by the Seed Association of the Americas (SAA). Sessions focused on major areas of the seed business: innova-Attending the meeting were members of Canadiantion, environment, social and economic sustainability, facilitation and Chilean seed companies, members of the Canadianof seed movement and the importance of communication.Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Chilean equivalent Servicio Agrcola y Ganadero (SAG), Canadian Seed GrowersOpen DiscussionAssociation, Seeds Canada, and Chiles seed association Asoc.The SAA Congress has many components, split into different Gremial Nacional de Productores de Semillas (ANPROS). It was afloorsthe trading area, the exhibition floor, the innovation mix of both in-person and virtual attendees. floor and the plenary sessions, all running simultaneously, notes A meeting like this has never happened before where we hadDiego Risso, executive director of the SAA.canola seed companies, seed association representatives andThis years event was very successful in terms of number of regulators all in the same room, Horner says. That in itself waspeople, the number of countries that participated, and in terms an accomplishment. of the range of people who took part. But on top of that, we The 2022 Seed Congress of the Americas was held in September. The event brought together more than 400 seed professionals, plant breeders, researchers, policymakers, government officials and students from 22 countries.60/ SEEDWORLD.COMINTERNATIONAL EDITION 2023'