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FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
MALAYSIAN OIL SCIENTISTS’ & TECHNOLOGISTS’
ASSOCIATION (MOSTA)
Oil Palm Best Practices Workshop 2019
Theme: “RECIPE FOR HIGH , SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM
YIELDS – SERIES II”
Dates: 15 – 17 October 2019
Venue: Four Seasons Ruili Hotel, Kluang
(Prime City Hotel)
Day 1 & Day 2 - Seminar cum Panel Discussion Sessions
Day 3 - Field Excursion: IOI – Pamol Estate
Organised by
Welcome Message
After a very successful Agronomy Workshop in 2017 with theme “RECIPE FOR HIGH,
SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM YIELDS”, and with popular demand MOSTA is arranging SERIES II
of “RECIPE FOR HIGH, SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM YIELDS” in Kluang, the “City of Oil Palm
Plantations” in October 2019.
MOSTA took the initiative to arrange for seminar cum field excursion to disseminate the latest
research results and technology breakthroughs through the experienced and knowledgeable speakers,
and narrowing the gap between the field and research results.
The seminar will be held on 15 & 16 October 2019, and covers the following:-
> Session 1 : Setting the Stage for High, Sustainable Oil Palm Yields
> Session 2 : Management for High, Sustainable Oil Palm Yields
> Session 3 : Gearing for the Future for High, Sustainable Oil Palm Yields
> Session 4 : Panel Discussion on “ Narrowing the Gap Between the Field & Research Results”
Day 3 will be Field Excursion to IOI – Pamol Estate:-
A) Planting Materials & Seeds Production B) Soil Familiarisation Tour
Station 1: Briefing on IOI and Pamol Estate Rengam Soil Series
Station 2: IOI Seeds Production Bungor Soil Series
Station 3: IOI Planting Materials Gajah Mati Soil Series
Station 4: Lunch Lunch
The Agronomy Workshop has gained its popularity through the years, and has attracted not only
participants from overseas but more and more of our local participants from different plantations!
MOSTA would like to express our deep appreciation to IOI Corporation Berhad for their co-
operations and supports for the workshop and field trip
Yours sincerely
Academician Tan Sri Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Augustine S H Ong President, MOSTA
Programme
Day 1 Tuesday, 15 October 2019
0730 Registration & Light Refreshment
Session 1: Setting the Stage for High, Sustainable Oil Palm Yields
Session Chair:
0845 - 0900 Welcome Address
Academician Tan Sri Emeritus Prof. Datuk Dr Augustine S H Ong
President, MOSTA
0900 - 0930 Keynote Address
Dr Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam FASC
Chief Research & Development Officer
Sime Darby Research Sdn Bhd
0930 - 0950 Are Current Oil Palm Yields Better than Its Previous Generations?
Dr Liew Yew Ann
Research Officer
Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn Bhd
0950 - 1010 Soils in Kluang District: Constraints and Alleviations for High Oil Palm Yields
Dr S. Paramananthan
Founder & Director
Param Agricultural Soil Survey Sdn Bhd
1010 - 1030 Optimal Land Preparation for High Oil Palm Yields
Dr Ramesh Veloo
Head of Plantation Adviser
Acapalm Plantation Services Sdn Bhd
1030 - 1050 Discussion
1050 - 1110 Coffee Break / Tour of Exhibition
1110 - 1130 Current & Future Oil Palm Planting Materials in Malaysia
En Marhalil Marjuni
Manager
Research Station – MPOB Bagan Datuk
1130 - 1150 Ordering Seeds and Key Nursery Practices
Sdr Syamsul Azhar Ghazali
Head of Seed Production Unit
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad
1150 - 1210 High Quality Field Planting for High Oil Palm Yields
Mr Ho Shui Hing
Director of Research
United Plantations Berhad
1210 =- 1230 Discussion
1230 - 1400 Lunch/Tour of Exhibition
Session 2: Management for High, Sustainable Oil Palm Yields
Session Chair:
1400 - 1420 Improving P Use Efficiency and Drought Tolerance of Oil Palm under Climate Change
Dr Tan Ngai Paing
Senior Lecturer
University Putra Malaysia
1420 - 1440 N Fertiliser Losses Quantification in Terms of N₂O Emission and Volatilisation
Dr Jean Piere Caliman,
Director
PT Smart
1440 - 1500 Precision Fertilizer Application in Oil Palm Plantations
Mr Patrick Ng Hong Chuan
Deputy Director of Research
Applied Resources Sdn Bhd
1500 - 1530 Discussion
1530 - 1600 Coffee Break/Tour of Exhibition
1600 - 1620 Sustainable Weed Management in Oil Palm Plantation
Mr Chung Gait Fee
Consultant
1620 - 1640 Soil Biological Health in Oil Palm Plantations
Dr Tasren Mahamooth,
Principal Research Officer
Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn Bhd
1640 - 1700 Biological Components of IPM in Oil Palm Plantations: Insectaries, Entomopathogens and Beneficial Plants
Tuan Hj Samsudin Amit
Head, Plantation Research & Advisory
Sime Darby Plantations Berhad
1700 - 1720 Introduction of Barn Owl to Sabah to Complement Rat Control in Oil Palm Plantations
En Mohd Firdaaus Bin Abdul Razak
Research Officer
Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn Bhd
1720 - 1740 Discussion
1740 Close
DAY 2 Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Session 3: Gearing for the Future for High, Sustainable Oil Palm
Yields Session Chair:
0900 - 0920 Applications of Biotechnology for High, Sustainable Oil Palm Yields
Dr Meilina Ong Abdullah
Head, Unit Breeding & Tissue Culture
Malaysian Palm Oil Board
0920 - 0940 New Technologies (AI etc) and Tools for High, Sustainable Oil Palm Yields
Mr Scott Su
Head Automation, Information & Technology
Sime Darby Research Sdn Bhd
0940 - 1000 Digital Plantations – Connect & Transform
Mr Lu Shanguo,
Founder & Director
SGLab Pte Ltd
1000 - 1030 Discussion
1030 - 1100 Coffee Break/Tour of Exhibition
1100 - 1120 Challenges – Oil Palm Fruit Milling for Crude Palm Oil and Palm Kernel
Mr KH Lee/CWHo/Narendaran-
Consultant/Engineer Manager/Senior Assistant Engineer
Tai Tak Palm Oil Mill
1120 - 1140 3-MCPD and Glycidyl Ester Mitigation during Industrial Oil Processsing
Dr Antonios Papastergiadis,
Senior R&D Engineer/Laboratory Manager
Desmet Ballestra Group
11.40 – 12.00 POME Zero Discharge: A Necessary Step for Sustainability and a Business Opportunity
Ir Philippe Conil
Founder
BIOTEC INTERNATIONAL - Belgium
12.00 - 1220 Sustainable Palm Oil – Issues & Challenges, a Malaysian Prospective
Mr Chew Jit Seng,
Chief Executive Officer
Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council
1220 - 1250 Discussion
1250 - 1400 Lunch/Tour of Exhibition
Session 4: PANEL DISCUSSION
Topic :Narrowing the Gap Between the Field and Research Results Session Chair: Mr Chew Poh Soon Research & Plantation Consultant
14.00 pm – 16.00 pm Panel Members : Ho Shui Hing (UP)
Ng, Patrick (AAR)
Ong, Meilina Abdullah, Dr. (MPOB)
Ramesh Veloo, Dr (Acapalm Plantation Services)
Sudhakaran, B (IOI)
Harikrishna, Dr (Sime Darby)
16.00pm – 16.15pm Briefing for Participants Going for Field Tour
> Gathering Venue
> Departure Time
> Grouping and which bus to board
16.15pm – 17.00pm Coffee Break/Tour of Exhibition
DAY 3 Thursday. 17 October 2019 FIELD EXCURSION
Session 5: Field Excursion : Programme
Part 1 Soil Farmiliarisation Tour Speaker: Dr Param, Soil Scientist (0800 - 1300; 1400 - 1730)
Soil Pedon 1 : Gajah Mati Series (PM04A) Soil Pedon 2: Renggam Series (PM09E) Soil Pedon 3: Bungor Series (PM99C) Note: Visit on the third pedon will be based on the availability of time
Part 2 Pamol Seed Production and Planting Materials Speaker: Amirul Asraf Bin Tumin, Agronomist
(0800 – 1300; 1400 - 1730) I. IOI’s Current Planting Material Background (i.e.3rd Generation LBP Deli Dura and MPOB AVROS) II. IOI’s Current Planting Material Field Performance Based on Region (Region Categorized by Rainfall) III. Excursion to the Seed Production Floor (from Bunch Receiving Until Germination) IV Display of IOI’s Oil Palm Germplasm Collection (i.e. Ekona, Nifor, Yangambi, Tanzania, Binga, Cameroon) V IOI’s Current Work in Oil Palm Breeding (i.e. Ganoderma Tolerence Study, Short Palm, Virescens, Twin Bunches)
Topics Covered
Global and local scenarios of the Palm Oil Industry; good agricultural practices (GAP) in new plantings and replanting, in immature and
mature oil palm management, oil palm crop protection, harvesting, fertilizer applications and innovative technologies and visits to field
trials and agronomic practices.
Who Should Attend?
Plantation R&D and advisory personnel, plantation management executives, commercial technical advisory specialists.
Speakers: Leading R&D and management practitioners in the Plantation Industry
REGISTRATION FEES The Registration Fees for MOSTA Oil Palm Best Practices Workshop 2019 (15 – 17 October 2019) are as follows:
Category Registration & Payment before 15 September 2019
Registration & Payment after 15 September 2019
Amount (RM)
MOSTA Members
RM1,500/- (USD375/-)
RM2,000/- (USD500/-)
Non- Members
RM2,000/- (USD500/-)
RM2,500/- (USD625/-)
Registration Fee includes attendance to the workshop & field trip, seminar materials, tea-break, lunch and refreshments
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bank in to MOSTA Bank Account with MBB No. 512530 - 155068, and send bank-in slip to Secretariat as proof of payment.
All cheques/drafts/orders must be made payable to “MOSTA” and crossed “A/C Payee Only”
Please send the completed form to MOSTA Secretariat at the following address:
Malaysian Oil Scientists’ and Technologists’ Association (MOSTA)
C3A-10, 4th Floor, Block C, Damansara Intan, No.1 Jalan SS20/27, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603-71182064 / 66 Mobile:+6012 9032312
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