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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Cheques/drafts/bank orders must be made payable to “MOSTA” and crossed “A/C Payee Only” or

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

Email: mosta.secretariat@gmail.com ; secretariat@mosta.org.my Website: www.mosta.org.my