b'LATAM ISSUE 1 / SEED WORLD TEAMDIEGO RISSOEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPUBLISHER MARKETING Shawn Brook Laura Burtnyk sbrook@seedworldgroup.com lburtnyk@seedworldgroup.comEDITOR Charlene McIvorWelcome to the First SeedAlex Martin cmcivor@seedworldgroup.com amartin@seedworldgroup.com Theresa RamsoomairDIRECTOR OF CONTENTtramsoomair@seedworldgroup.comMadeleine Baerg World LATAM! mbaerg@seedworldgroup.com CREATIVELesley Nakonechny, Kyle MANAGING EDITOR Dratowany, Theresa RamsoomairMichelle ClarkeCREATE STRATEGY SERVICES mclarke@seedworldgroup.com Aiden BrookART DIRECTOR abrook@seedworldgroup.comIT IS WITH GREATpleasure and pride that we present youLesley NakonechnyCIRCULATION this first issue of the magazine, which surely will be a must- lnakonechny@seedworldgroup.com Dean Frenchread material for those of us who work and are related to theEDITORIAL STAFFdfrench@seedworldgroup.comMarcel Bruins, Rebecca Carmeli- CONTRIBUTORS agricultural sector, with emphasis on seeds.Peslak, Ashley Robinson,Marc ZienkiewiczEloy Corona, Scott Horner, Juan As many of you already know, the Seed Association of theKiekebusch, Christian Pflug, Americas (SAA) is an organization that represents the interestsADVERTISING/SALES Jonathan ShaverCraig Armstrongof the seed industry throughout the Americas. The SAA seeks tocarmstrong@seedworldgroup.com EDITORIAL BOARD promote the development, commercialization and free move- Samantha Bock, Chris Boomsma, Dean French Bryan Gerard, Michelle Klieger, ment of seeds in the region, as well as to advocate for science- dfrench@seedworldgroup.com Amanda Patinbased legislation and regulatory frameworks. Candace Larsen In the search for new communication channels to reach ourclarsen@seedworldgroup.comdifferent audiences, we have signed an agreement with SeedSam Mostafa World Group, a leading media company in terms of communica- smostafa@seedworldgroup.comtion of issues related to the seed sector, to jointly develop theMAIN OFFICE first Seed World LATAM magazine. This magazine is crafted in1395-A S. Columbia Road PMB 360 Grand Forks, ND 58201-9907response to the desire and demand of many of the members of SUBSCRIPTIONS the seed sector in the Americas and globally, to have a means ofSeed World is published six times a year. North American subscription rates dissemination of the issues that are a priority for us as a region.are: one year USD $70, two years USD $120. The international rate for one Its appearance marks the beginning of a new space to dis- year is USD $200. seminate information about the seed market, its challenges,To subscribe, please email subscribe@seedworldgroup.com.opportunities and future prospects, representing a uniqueWANT MORE SEED WORLD? opportunity to be informed and keep up to date with the latestFollow us online at:trends, but also to promote its services and products among itsSeedWorld.com facebook.com/SeedWorldtarget audiences.twitter.com/seedworldmagWe would like to take this opportunity to invite all nationallinkedin.com/company/seed-world-mediaseed associations, companies, institutions and universities linked to the seed sector in the Americas to contribute to this new space with original articles, studies or research to be published in this magazine, which will initially have two annual issues, being printed and distributed in the Americas in Spanish, and available digitally in Spanish and English. We trust that Seed World LATAM will be of interest and useful to you.Please recycle where facilities exist.Sincerely,No part of this magazine may be reproduced without the writtenpermission of the publisher.Diego Risso Printed in UruguayExecutive DirectorSeed Association of the Americas2/ SEEDWORLD.COMLATAM'