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First session: Technological change and productivity
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Dr. Brenda V. Ortiz has led several extension and research projects focused on precision agriculture with an emphasis on irrigation and nutrient management.
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RAYMOND JONGSCHAAP
The role of agro-food robotics and data platforms in modern agriculture
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Dr. Raymond Jongschaap is the Business Unit Manager of Agrosystems Research (70 scientists) at the Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen University and Research.
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Plant Physiologist and Computer Engineer. Specialized in the scientific-technical background for application of digital technologies in agriculture and environmental areas.
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REDMOND SHAMSHIRI
High Technologies in the field, implementation of Autonomous Field Agents and sensors
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Dr. Shamshiri is the founder of Adaptive AgroTech, an international consulting network focused on adapting technologies for food security.
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DR. SIVA BALASUNDRAM
Deployment of Smart Sensors and Robotics in Oil Palm Plantations of Malaysia: Opportunities and Challenges
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Assoc Prof Dr. Siva K Balasundram currently heads the Department of Agriculture Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Second session. Sustainable crop management
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JEAN-PIERRE CALIMAN
Agroecological management and impacts on soil health variables and crop nutrition
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Jean-Pierre Caliman heads SMARTRI, the upstream research and development arm of GAR focused on improving agronomic practices.
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PATRICIO GRASSINI EN
Extrapolation domains as a tool to close productivity gaps in oil palm
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Patricio Grassini’s research, extension and educational activities focus on narrowing the gap between actual and potential crop yield.
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MARCOS ANTONIO SOARES
Bioinputs for Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Environmental Security
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Professor Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) |Department of Botany and Ecology in Brasil.
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Co-founder of the Nucleus for the Development of Biological Inputs for Agriculture with 25 years of experience in the field of agricultural microbiology.
Third session. Cultivar production and biotechnology
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AHMAD PARVEEZ GHULAM
From the lab to the field, obtaining elite oil palm cultivars through the use of modern breeding and biotechnology techniques.
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Dr. Ahmad Parveez is currently the Director General of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
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Denis Murphy is an Emeritus Professor of Biotechnology with significant expertise in agriculture, biotechnology, and bioinformatics.
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CHEE-KENG TEH
From the Lab to the Field, Obtaining Elite Oil Palm Crops through the Use of Modern Breeding and Biotechnology Techniques
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He was appointed Principal Scientist II to lead the scientific research in genomics and molecular breeding of oil palm.
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Since 2015, he has been CEO of PalmElit, a company dedicated to oil palm breeding.
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JUAN CARLOS QUEZADA RIVERA
Carbon dynamics, nutrients and oil palm development in Colombia
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He is an agronomist with expertise in optimizing management practices to maximize soil carbon storage under different land use change scenarios including forest and savanna conversion into oil palm plantations.
Fouth session: Insect and disease management
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Dr. Bahder specializes in insect vector ecology, specifically in vector discovery of new and emerging pathogens that cause economic loss in agricultural and ornamental cropping systems.
She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and the current director of the Avocado Rootstock Breeding Program at the University of California, Riverside.
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He graduated from AgrosParisTech with a Master's degree in Engineering.
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Dr. Merciere has a Ph.D. in Plant integrative biology specialty Plant Biology, Interactions, Diversity and Adaptability, Montpellier II University
