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All interested people are invited to attend and register online The Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University; the Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office (Public Organization); the Department of Agriculture; and the Coconut Oil Conservation and Development Club invite interested people to attend the academic seminar “Advancing Thailand's Coconut Industry from a Biological Base” on Thursday 15 June 2017 at the meeting room Rama Gardens Hotel, Vibhavadi Road, Bangkok This seminar will focus on Thailand's coconut industry, both aromatic coconut and mature coconut, from upstream to downstream, with leading experts and coconut business owners from across the country as speakers sharing their experience.
Free registration
[ Register: click] Registration is closed because it is full. Thank you for your interest. Limited to 200 participants only
For further inquiries, contact Ms. Phakchana, email p.nubankoh@gmail.com tel. 085-186-9943
| Program | |
| 08:30–09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00–09:15 | Opening ceremony |
| Opening remarks by | |
| · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siree Chaiseri | |
| Acting Vice President for Research, Kasetsart University | |
| · Mr. Uthai Nopkhunwong | |
| Deputy Director-General, Department of Agriculture | |
| · Mrs. Chularat Niratisayakul | |
| Director, Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office (Public Organization) | |
| 09:15–09:30 | Talk: Biodiversity, the Foundation and Stability of Thailand's Agricultural Industry |
| by Mrs. Chularat Niratisayakul | |
| Director, Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office (Public Organization) | |
| 09:30–10:00 | Talk: Opportunities and the Future of Thailand's Coconut Water Industry in the World Market |
| by Ms. Naphat Suchutimanon | |
| Director of Asia Production and Marketing, Sico (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | |
| 10:00–10:20 | Talk: Sustainable Pest Control for Young and Mature Coconut |
| by Mr. Suthep Sahaya | |
| Acting Plant Protection Specialist, Plant Protection Research and Development Office, Department of Agriculture | |
| 10:20–10:35 | Refreshments and drinks |
| 10:35–12:15 | Panel: The Potential of Aromatic Coconut Production Toward the World Market |
| Panelists | |
| · Prof. Dr. Jingtair Siriphanich (post-harvest management of aromatic coconut) | |
| Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University | |
| · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krisana Krisnaphuk (technology for growing aromatic coconut for good yield and quality) | |
| Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University | |
| · Asst. Prof. Dr. Thitima Wongsheree (aromatic coconut strategy in the lower Central provinces) | |
| King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi | |
| · Mr. Bunprasert Sapma (the situation of farmers' demand for aromatic coconut varieties) | |
| Farmer representative and commercial aromatic coconut seedling producer, Ban Phaeo, Samut Sakhon | |
| · Mr. Narongsak Chuensuchon (processing aromatic coconut for export) | |
| General Manager, NC Coconut Co., Ltd., Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi | |
| Moderated by | |
| · Mr. Prem Na Songkhla | |
| Editor, Kehakaset magazine | |
| 12:15–13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15–13:45 | Talk: The Coconut Milk Industry and Trends in the World Market |
| by Mr. Kiattisak Thepphadungporn | |
| Managing Director, Thep Phadungporn Coconut Co., Ltd. | |
| 13:45–14:00 | Talk: Coconut Milk: More Beneficial Than You Think |
| by Dr. Narong Chomchalow | |
| President, Coconut Oil Conservation and Development Club | |
| 14:00–14:15 | Talk: Strategies to Promote Coconut Products Based on Nutritional Value |
| by Mrs. Piyanut Naka | |
| Vice President, Coconut Oil Conservation and Development Club of Thailand | |
| 14:15–14:30 | Refreshments and drinks |
| 14:30–16:30 | Panel: Advancing the Potential of Mature Coconut to Keep the Championship in the World Market |
| Panelists | |
| · Mr. Kroekchai Thanarak (technology to increase mature coconut yield and produce good seedlings) | |
| Director, Chumphon Horticultural Research Center, Horticultural Research Institute, Department of Agriculture | |
| · Dr. Siwarate Arikit (DNA technology and mature coconut diversity) | |
| Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University | |
| · Dr. Worawat Chinpinkliao (processing coconut products and world market demand) | |
| President, Thai Coconut Co., Ltd. | |
| · Mr. Teetat Wiriyasumon (coconut oil processed products for the world market) | |
| Managing Director, Panogram Aesthetic Group Co., Ltd. | |
| · Mr. Peerachot Charanwong (perspectives on the expansion of the organic market and promoting farmers) | |
| General Manager, Merit Food Products Co., Ltd., and President of the Organic Agriculture Producers Association | |
| Moderated by | |
| · Mrs. Wilaiwan Thawitsri | |
| Senior-level Agricultural Scientist, Department of Agriculture | |
| 16:30–17:00 | Closing of the meeting |
| 17:00–17:20 | Annual general meeting of the Coconut Oil Conservation and Development Club of Thailand |
