Thursday, 1.11.2018.
Keynote speaker 1: Moustapha Zamzami, Morocco, Africa
Keynote speaker 2: Feryal Varasteh, Iran, Asia
Keynote speaker 3: Devraj Chalise, (Nepal), Australia, Australia
Keynote speaker 4: Branislav Dudic, Slovakia, Europe
Academic Champions Speakers
Friday, 2.11.2018.
Speaker 1: Acad. Prof. dr. Svetimir Dragovic, Novi Sad, Serbia
Speaker 2: Prof. dr Ivan Simunic, Zagreb, Croatia
Speaker 3: Prof. dr Radovan V. Pejanovic, Novi Sad, Serbia
Speaker 4: Acad. Prof. em. Dr. Gordan S. Karaman, Podgorica, Montenegro
Speaker 5: Prof. dr Predrag Jovanic, Belgrade, Serbia
Speaker 6: Prof. dr Milan Medarevic, Belgrade, Forestry, Serbia
Speaker 7: Prof dr Aleksandr Zheliaskov, Perm, Russia
Keynote speaker 1: Moustapha Zamzami, Morocco, Africa
1985 to May 1991: Head of Viology Section at El Menzeh Citrus Research Center, National Research Institute of Agronomy, INRA – Morocco.
1991to date: Head of Sanitary Plant Control Unit and Certified Citrus Nursery Plant Production at Agricultural Domains, Morocco.
2011 to date: Technical Director of Citrus Production Management and R&D at Agricultural Domains, Morocco.
The title of speech: Mediterranean citrus industry: biodiversity, socio-economic importance and challenges threatening its future sustainability
Production of citrus in the Mediterranean Basin exceeds 25 million tons per year. This region ranks the second largest citrus producer in the world and is by far the first exporter of citrus fruit for fresh consumption. Climatic condition of the Mediterranean area are highly suitable for citrus farming and permit production of outstanding quality both for internal taste as well as good cosmetic aspect of the fruit. Mediterranean citrus comprise an opulent range of species and varieties covering the entire biodiversity known to this species worldwide. With these multiple assets, Mediterranean’s have developed a variety of utilisations of citrus for fresh consumption, special diets, refreshment, cosmetics, and medication. This living treasure is however facing arduous challenges including climate change, water quality depletion and scarcity, and new emerging diseases. Coordinated efforts from all countries of this region are needed to preserve Mediterranean citriculture for future generations.
Keynote speaker 2: Feryal Varasteh, Iran, Asia
Assistant professor of Horticultural Sciences, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Plant Production, University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources of Gorgan, Iran.
Research area: Pomology & Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural crops
The title of speech: Advances in pomegranate cultivation in Iran
Pomegranate as one the oldest edible fruit is native to Iran and surrounding area
In the last decade tremendous increase in trading of pomegranate and its products was recorded at the local and regional markets due to the promoting effects. Iran has variety of wild and cultivated pomegranate with grate diversity of tastes, colour and fruit appearances throughout the country, adopted with different physical-geographical and climatic conditions. This review presents experiences on how pomegranate is propagated in Iran and practices in relation to the establishment and management of the pomegranate orchards; innovative methods and practices of the growers in control of carob moth, the most devastating pest of pomegranate fruit and all the other high-value crops. Finally, the review presents local and international experiences on dealing with pomegranate cultivars and their fruit growth including the postharvest management. The specific recommendations targeted relevant stakeholders: farmers, technicians, agricultural services and policy makers, all based on the experimental evaluation of different agricultural practices and a socio-economic analysis of local and global production and markets.
Keynote speaker 3: Devraj Chalise, Nepal-Australia
University of New England Australia (2017 - date)
Soil Scientist, Nepal Agricultural Research Coucil (2014 - date)
Research area: Soil erosion modelling
The title of speech: Soil erosion modelling in the mountainous watersheds of Nepal
Soil erosion is a serious problem in Nepal given that the country is mountainous with undulating topography with steeper slopes. This study calculated the soil erosion rates using three different approaches in three different sites of Western Nepal. The first one employed Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) along with Geographic Information System (GIS) to calculate the soil erosion rates in the Aringale Khola watershed. The second approach looked at the impact of long term land use land cover changes on soil erosion dynamics in Sarada, Rapti and Thuli Bheri river basins using GIS, RUSLE and Remote Sensing (RS). The third one used computer graphic IntErO model to calculate the sediment yield from the Sarada river basin. Average soil loss in the Aringale Khola watershed was found to be 11.17 t/ha/year. With the increase in agriculture and built up area and the decrease in forest and water bodies, mean soil erosion rates in the Sarada, Rapti and Thuli Bheri river basins increased continuously through the years; rates being 5.35, 5.47 and 6.03 t/ha/year in 1995, 2007 and 2015, respectively. IntErO model predicted gross soil rate of 1074.35 m3/km2/year equivalent to 8.59 t/ha/year in the Sarada river basin. A major part of the river basins, especially those on steep slopes are degraded and require urgent soil conservation measures. This also confirms the effectiveness of RUSLE (USA) and IntErO (MNE) models in predicting soil erosion rates in degraded catchments and have very good potential to be used in other river basins of Nepal.
Keynote speaker 4: Branislav Dudić, Slovakia, Europe
Comenius University, Faculty of Management, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Research area: international cooperation, entrepreneurship, investment support for the private and public sector of Slovakia, innovation between the countries.
The title of speech: The rural policy of Slovakia after joining the EU
Rural areas represent about 92% of the territory in the EU-28. These regions produce around 45% of gross value added (HPH) in the EU-28 and represent more than half of jobs. Rural development must be able to meet market requirements and ensure adequate food quality and protection as well as the protection of environmental policy. The main players in rural development are the following factors: impact of technologies, development of domestic and foreign markets, benefits in communication and transport and population migration. As a member state of the European Union, the Slovak Republic has the possibility to use the supporting policy instruments for the development of rural areas, agriculture and society as such. This also serves the Rural Development Program 2014-2020. The program belongs to documents of a national nature and represents a rural development strategy through various measures grouped in line with the axes such as: increasing the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector, improving the environment, the quality of life in rural areas and the diversification of the rural economy to which it is directed assistance exclusively from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
Academic Champions
Friday, 2 November 2018.
Acad. Svetimir Dragovic
International Technology & Management Academy;
Engineering Academy of Serbia
Djulici, Andrijevica, Montenegro
Prof. dr Ivan Simunic
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Amelioration
Zagreb, Croatia
Prof. dr Radovan V. Pejanovic
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad,
Novi Sad, Serbia
Acad. Prof. em. Dr. Gordan S. Karaman
Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts,
Podgorica, Montenegro
Prof. dr Predrag Jovanic
The Institute for Multidisciplinary Research,
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. dr Milan Medarevic
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry,
Belgrade, Serbia
Prof dr Aleksandr Zheliaskov
Department of Real Estate Cadaster and Natural Resources
Perm State Agro-Technological University
Perm, Russia
Prof dr Yutaka Arai
University of Kent at Canterbury and Brussels
Visiting fellow at the Max-Planck Institute,
Heidelberg, the University of Geneva
Yutaka Arai studied international relations at Brown University, and his PhD at University of Cambridge. Employed at University of Kent at Canterbury and Brussels, visiting research fellow at the Max-Planck Institute, Heidelberg, and at the University of Geneva. The link with the Conference team are communications in relation to the Environment protection and natural resources management.