Campina, Brazil
June, 2008
NEW ABCSEM OFFICERS
ABCSEM (Associação
Brasileira do Comércio de Sementes e Mudas / Brazilan Seed and Young Plants Trading Association), a
38 years old society that represents,
supports and guides the Brazilian horticulture seeds and
young plants traders, had just elected a new slate of officers to conduct
the entity.
ABCSEM has about 56 associates, including major majority of key
players of the ornamental and vegetables seed companies in
Brazil, and represents more than 80% of the ornamental plants
and vegetable seed business in this country.
The new officers managing the association are:
- President: Mr. Francisco Sallit (Syngenta Seeds)
- Executive Director for Seeds: Mr. Álvaro Peixoto (Seminis do
Brasil)
- Executive Director for Ornamental Young Plants: Mr. Luiz Octávio
Cavicchio (Petrus Schoenmaker – Terra Viva)
- Executive Director for Vegetable Young Plants: Mr. Ricardo
Augusto Zepter (Hazera do Brasil)
- Main Secretary: Mr. Antonio Hideo (Sakata Seed Sudamérica)
- Second Secretary: Ms. Adriana Pontes (Feltrin Sementes)
- Main Financial Director: Mr. Massatoshi Noda (Takii do Brasil)
- Second Financial Director: Mr. Gerard Vrolijk (Incotec América
do Sul Tecnologia em Sementes)
- Fiscal Counselor: Mr. Carlos Eduardo Dalla Costa (Nunhems do
Brasil)
MARKET INFORMATION
The previous association managing group put a lot of effort on
the discussion with government about the legislation for the
sector. It was a hard work and provided good results.
The new group managing the association will continue to provide
a lot of attention to the legislation aspects, therefore holding
a close relationship with government authorities and in addition
wants to invest efforts in other areas.
One of the areas will be to develop more information about the
seed market value in Brazil. This information is very limited.
But between 2000 and 2003 ABCSEM carried a survey among the
associate members and as a result of this initiative some
information about Brazilian vegetable seed market was generated.
This work was interrupted and started last year again with the
intention to improve the quality of such information.
Changes have taken place on Brazilian seed market and in some
species a big conversion from open pollinated to hybrids is
expressive. The most recent examples are on carrots and
watermelon market.
In Addiction of the Directory, ABCSEM has a professional team to
defend the sector interests. Mariana Ceratti, an agronomist, is
the Executive Coordinator, supported by another 3 persons.
NEW HONORARY MEMBER
The new ABCSEM Board decided recently to invite Mr. Márcio
Nascimento to take place in the association as an honorary
member, as recognition of his cooperation for the sector and
also for his deep knowledge and experience in vegetables market.
Mr. Nascimento dedicated more than 33 years of his career in the seeds
business, and more than 30 years for the vegetable seeds. He had
leading position on sales and marketing area of Asgrow and
Seminis Vegetable Seeds in Brazil until February 2007. He was
ABCSEM President years ago, and was also President of Brazilian
Vegetable Chamber until November of last year. Besides it he has
several other leading positions in other Brazilian seed
associations. Mr. Nascimento is working now as a seed consultant. |
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