ASLP - Mango workshop March 2006 presentations

Tuesday 28 March 2006

Session – I

Formal opening of Workshop: Dr. Laghari to conduct
Welcome Remarks: Dr. Aslam Gill, Commissioer Minor, Crops, MINFAL
Outlines and Purpose of Workshop: Dr Christian Roth
Process of Workshop: Dr Greg Johnson
Formal Inauguration: Federal Minister, MINFAL

Session- II

Presentations - Improving Market Opportunities
Chairman: Dr. Haji Khan Keerio, Director General, Agriculture Research Sindh
Facilitator: Dr Greg Johnson
Co-Facilitator: Dr. Khalid Mustafa (UAF)

Overview of the mango sector in Pakistan – economic significance, institutions, sector priorities, and Agricultural sector policy framework in Pakistan (Mr. M. Hashim Laghari, Senior Director, PARC)
Supply chain management: examples from Australia (Prof. Ray Collins, UQ)
Mango export problems from farmer’s perspective (Mr. Mehmood Nawaz Shah, grower from Sindh)
Mango exports and linkages with Agribusiness in Pakistan (Mr. M. Iqbal, CEO, PHDEB)
Export market development: Case study from northern Australia (Mr Peter Johnson)

Session - III
Presentations - Plant Protection & Orchard Management
Chairman: Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad, Dy. Director General, NARC
Facilitator: Dr. Greg Johnson
Co-Facilitator: Mr. Munawar Kazmi, PARC

Managing dieback and other mango diseases in Pakistan (Dr. Ahmad Saleem Akhtar, AARI)
Managing mango insect pests in Pakistan (Dr A. Sattar Buriro, ARI, Tandojam)
IPM – Australian experience working with mango contractors in the Philippines (Mr. Bruno Pinese, QDPI)
Australian experience in systems approach to disease management (Dr. Chrys Akem, QDPI)
Overview of orchard management practices in Pakistan and its impact on yield and quality (Dr. Atta Hussain Soomro, ARI, Tandojam)
General orchard management practices in Pakistan (Mr. Zahid Hussain Gardezi, grower from Punjab)
Orchard management and its impact on productivity and profitability in Australia (Mr. Rowland Holmes, QDPI)

Wednesday 29 March 2006
Session – IV
Presentations and Working Groups: Post harvest, supply chain and extension systems
Chairman: Prof. Tony Dunne, Univ. of Queensland
Facilitator: Dr. Greg Johnson
Co-Facilitator: Dr. Aman Ullah Malik, UAF & Mr. M. Murad Dahrejo, Sindh Agri Extension

Mango post harvest management: status and requirements (Dr. Aman Ullah Malik, UAF)
Better Mangoes: Using a supply chain approach to crop management, quality improvement and marketing. An Australian perspective (Mr. Terry Campbell, QDPI)
Mango extension systems in Pakistan (Dr. Rana Shafique, Agri Extension Punjab)
Mango extension in Australia (Mr Rowland Holmes)
Supply chain model

Session – V Working Groups
Facilitator: Dr. Greg Johnson

Processes used in planning R, D & E for the Australian mango industry (Mr Rowland Holmes)
Mango R & D planning in Pakistan (Dr. Ahmed Saleem Akhtar, AARI)

Thursday 30 March 2006
Session - VI Wrap up and Formal Closure of Workshop

Opening Remarks (Mr. M. Hashim Laghari, PARC)
Summary of key mango R&D issues identified (Prof. Aman Ullah Malik, UAF)
Summary of key mango supply chain R&D issues identified (Prof. Ray Collins, UQ)
Summary of key capacity building and knowledge dissemination issues identified (Mr. Rowland Holmes, QDPI)
Recommendations/Outcome of workshop (Dr Christian Roth, ASLP Coordinator)
Vote of Thanks (Dr. Haji Khan Keerio, Agri Research Sindh)