Important issues to be taken up at Mango Congress
Important issues will be discussed at the 19th National Mango Congress which will be held at the Limketkai Mall in Cagayan de Oro on November 27 to 29.
Virginia I. de la Fuente, president of the Philippine Mango Industry Foundation, Inc. (PMIFI), will discuss the Philippine mango industry situationer, particularly supply and demand, issues and concerns, PMFI initiatives and actions by the Department of Agriculture. This will be on opening day.
In the Plenary Session 1, Justin Uy, president of Profood International Corporation, a big fruit processor, will speak on the demand for fresh mangoes for processing. On the other hand, Robert Chua, proprietor of Robbie Trading and director of SunCorp VHT facility, will tackle the demand for fresh mangoes for the export market. The third speaker will be Ms. Rafaelita Aldana, assistant secretary of the BOIDepartment of Trade and Industry, who will present the Global Value Chain Analysis on Mango.
In Plenary Session 2, mango production and productivity will be discussed. Rolando C. Sacdalan, owner of Sacdalan Farms and president of Green Planet Ecology Solutions, will focus on “Best Mango Production Technology and Cultural Practices: the Mindanao Experience.” He will touch on the management aspect and testimonies on 21 metric tons per hectare productivity.
The second speaker witll be Dr. Evelyn L. Saldivar who will talk on “Restoring Soil Ecology Balance/ Healthy Soil Food Web: The Crucial Key for Sustainable and Profitable Mango Production.” Saldivar is board of director of Green Planet Ecology Solutions. An open forum will follow.
In Plenary Session 3, Integrated Pest Management Protocol on Cecid Flies will be taken up. Inventor Gonzalo Catan Jr. will discuss how to control the pest. He has formulated a biopesticide that can help control the pest. On the other hand, Ronald Arabit, Grower Marketing Manger for Fruits of Bayer Philippines will present cecid flies control protocol.