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Monday and Tuesday, September 18th and 19th

A visit has been scheduled to the Experimental Field Palmar de La Vizcaina of Cenipalma, located in Barrancabermeja (Santander). The aim of the visit is to have a first line impression of the different experiments being carried out on genetic material, breading of Colombian varieties and materials introduced from Malaysia and Angola, and biological control, among many other aspects. There is a possibility to visit a plantation of the same area to learn about cultivation problems, their management and the operation of a milling plant.

Visit Cost:
$1’350.000 (included IVA)
US$540

The cost includes:
- Air Ticket (Bogotá – Barrancabermeja – Bogotá)
Flight living at outs 7 a.m. (Monday, September 18th) and coming back to Cartagena at 4 p.m. (Tuesday, September 19th)
- Housing in the night in San Alberto or in San Martin (Cesar) (September 18th)
- Breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks.
- Local transportation (Visit plantation)

The registration can be done with either mendozay@overgematours.com.co or online registration in the federation web page: www.fedepalma.org

Contact:
Leonardo Rey Bolívar M.Sc.
lrey@cenipalma.org

 

PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Monday, September 18th
Morning  
8:00 a.m. Reception of participants at Yariguies airport (Barrancabermeja – Santander)
  Breakfast
Experimental Field presentation
Description of Experiments
Visit to Laboratories
Visit to Experiments:
- Cover Leguminous
- Evaluation of planting materials
- Germplam Bank
Afternoon  
1:00 p.m. Lunch
Visit to Experiments:
- Soils preparation Systems (Mounding)
- Planting Densities
- Abnormal Plants
Coffee Break
Visit to Laboratories
4:30 p.m. Leave to San Alberto or San Martin (Cesar)
Overnight “Indupalma” or “Palmas del Cesar” Plantations
   
Tuesday, September 19th
Morning  
6:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Greeting Welcome by Indupalma
Process Observation
- Fruit collection and transport in field
- Assisted pollination Process
- Hybrid materials production
8:30 a.m. First station (Germinating)
9:30 a.m. Second Station (Crop, load and transport)
10:15 a.m. Third Station (Assisted pollination)
11:00 a.m. Leave to Palmas Del Cesar Plantation (San Martin – Cesar)
11:30 a.m. Greeting Welcome by Palmas Del Cesar palm oil mill
  Observation of process of palm and kernel oil production
12:00 a.m. Palm oil mill presentation
12:30 a.m. Palm oil mill - Exhibition of samples
1:15 p.m. Tour by palm oil mill
Afternoon  
2:25 p.m. Lunch
4:30 p.m. Return to Barrancabermeja (Yariguies Airport)
Destination Flight: Cartagena or Bogotá