III Syngenta Horticultural Symposium in Almería a huge success

Over 400 participants receive the benefit of expert advice

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Photo Gallery

Interviews:

"The Centre has evolved in its efforts to work with the entire business chain"
Interview with Antonio Pérez, Director of Syngenta Seeds’ “Rafael Cantón" Research Centre in El Ejido, Almería

News:

III Syngenta Horticultural Symposium in Almería - Closing report

Freshfel president underlines opportunities for fresh produce at S&G Symposium

Conferences:

Almeria: Una referencia a nivel mundial (Spanish, pdf, 5.86 MB)
Mr. Ramon Rey, Import Director, ARC Eurobanan, CEO of Capespan Ibérica and President of Freshfel

Pepino Mosaic Virus (PepMV): Identification (in plants and fruit) and control measures
David Murcia, Product Manager for Tomatoes, Iberia, Syngenta Seeds

The press said:

From Spain (in Spanish)
· Ideal.es:Pimiento, tomate, pepino o calabacín para los ensayos
· Ideal.es:Soler quita las ayudas a nuevas empresas hortofrutícolas...
· Ideal.es:Profesionales del sector pasan el día 'Compartiendo Información'
· Ideal.es:Syngenta celebra hoy sus jornadas 'Compartiendo información'

· La Voz de El Ejido: S&G celebra su tercera jornada técnica y comercial

· AG Almería: Hemos ido creciendo de forma paralela al propio sector agrícola

· La voz de Almería: Syngenta Seeds celebra sus 25 años con una jornada técnica
· La voz de Almería: Jornada técnica y comercial de S&G semillas

· FH Almeria: Jonadas de Syngenta en El Ejido

· Ideal: Syngenta Seeds prepara ya una Jornada Técnica y Comercial

Conference Program

08.30	Welcome and registration
09.00	Opening address. Juan Luis Pérez, Area Business Manager Vegetables South West EAME, Syngenta Seeds
09.15	Pepino Mosaic Virus (PepMV): Identification (in plants and fruit) and control measures. David Murcia, Product Manager for Tomatoes, Iberia, Syngenta Seeds
9.50	Parietaria Mottle Virus: Eduardo Segundo, Researcher in the Plant Protection Department, Andalusian Institute for Research and Training in Agriculture and Fisheries (IFAPA).
10.30	Breakfast
11.00	Monitoring the impact of Tuta Absoluta: José Antonio Aliaga, Head of the Agriculture, Livestock, Industries and Quality Service, Regional Government of Andalusia, and José M. Bayo, Agricultural Engineer, Regional Government of Andalusia.
11.35	Melon Production counter campaign, impact on the Almerian Campaign. Ramón Rey, Import Director, ARC Eurobanan, CEO of Capespan Ibérica and President of Freshfel.
12.15	25 years of Syngenta Seeds’ "Rafael Cantón" Research Centre in El Ejido: Antonio Pérez, Director of the “Rafael Cantón" Research Centre in El Ejido, Syngenta Seeds.
12.30	Closing address. Martín Soler Márquez, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Regional Government of Andalusia.
13.00	Guided tour of trials (peppers, tomatoes, courgettes and cucumbers).
14.15	Lunch

Click here to download the full programme (in Spanish, PDF format, 158kb)

Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Tomatoes Today - November 2008

Information took centre stage at the III Syngenta Seeds Horticultural Symposium held in El Ejido, Almería, on 7th November 2008. Under the slogan “Sharing information”, the symposium served as a meeting point for 400 people, including technical experts, producers and marketers from the horticultural sector.