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Seeds & Grains: Balancing Plant Breeding Innovation, Transparency & Consumer Needs
The Value Chain Forum will be back at #WorldSeed2026: As plant breeding innovation, such as gene editing, accelerates, regulators, traders, and consumers are asking tougher questions: How do we track these products?
What systems are needed to maintain trust across borders?
This conversation brings together grain trade leaders and global value-chain actors to unpack the technical, logistical, and political realities of implementing traceability and labeling for seeds, grains, and commodities.
🗓️ Monday, 18 May 2026
🕐 13:00-13:50 UTC+1
📍 Mirror Restaurant, L1, Centro de Congressos Lisboa (CCL), Portugal
Speakers:
- Arnaud Petit, International Grains Council
- Jaine Chisholm Caunt OBE, Gafta: The Grain and Feed Trade Association
- Krista Thomas, International Grain Trade Coalition (IGTC)
Moderator: Jean-Paul Judson, NOWMORE
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