On Tuesday 20 March 2018, at 10.00 a.m., in room 9 on the 2nd floor of the Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center Building at Kasetsart University, Assistant Professor Buncha CHINNASRI, Acting Assistant to the President along with Assistant Professor Dr. Surapong DUMRONGKITTIKULE, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen; Dr. Jareerat CHUNTHAWODTIPORN, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and International Affairs Division personnel welcomed 5 delegates from The Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA) led by Dr. Kanokwan CHODCHOEY, Deputy Director; on the occasion of visiting Kasetsart University.

   The meeting focused on discussing and preparing for the upcoming collaborative event of the Asian Cucurbit Round Table 2018, which will be held during 19 – 21 July 2018 at Ruang Khao Grand Conference Hall, Vajiranusorn Building, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University. Furthermore, both organizations are planning to organize an event into 2 sessions, first is the seminar session that will be held during 19-20 July 2018, which emphasize on the topic of Cucurbit’s Disease and Nutrition, and the second is the field trip session that will be held on 21 July 2018 at Tropical Vegetable Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen.

   Both organizations will set up the Student Poster Competition for Faculty of Agriculture’s students and also plan to include the student’s poster into a proceeding of this seminar for international publication. Hence, the amount of participants for this event is expected to be over 150.