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THE FERTILIZER SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA

&

INTERNATIONAL ZINC ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

COMBINED SYMPOSIUM

26 & 27 AUGUST 2010

CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

THEME:   FERTILIZERS, FOOD PRODUCTION AND HUMAN HEALTH

THURSDAY, 26 AUGUST 2010

08:15-09:00       Registration

09:00-09:10       Welcome: Dr Gert van der Linde, Director, FSSA

09:10-09:40       EFFECT OF MINERAL NUTRITION ON PROTEIN QUALITY

                                Prof Glenn McDonald, University of Adelaide, Australia

09:40-09:50       Discussion

09:50-10:20       THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE ESSENTIALS OF HEAVY METALS

Prof Mike McLaughlin, CSIRO Land and Water, Australia

10:20-10:30       Discussion

10:30-11:00       TEA/COFFEE

11:00-11:30       THE EFFECT OF POTASSIUM AND MAGNESIUM IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF WATER USE UNDER DRY CONDITIONS

Prof Andreas Gransee, K+S Kali-GmbH, Germany

11:30-11:40       Discussion

11:40-12:10       THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

                        Grain SA (speaker to be confirmed)

12:10-12:20       Discussion

12:20-12:50       DEVELOPMENTS OF NEW MAIZE AND WHEAT CULTIVARS

Wally Green, Crop & Plant Biotechnology Services (CPBios)

12:50-13:00       Discussion

13:00-14:00       LUNCH (cash bar)

14:00-14:30       ZINC FERTILIZATION AND ZINC AVAILABILITY IN SOILS

                        Prof Glenn McDonald, Australia

14:30-15:00       INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ZINC FERTILIZER PROJECTS

                        Prof Ismail Cakmak, Sabanci University, Turkey

15:00-15:30       ZINC SULPHATE APPLICATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA – OPPORTUNITY TO UNLOCK VALUE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

                        André Immelman, Zinchem a Division of Zinco Group (Pty) Ltd

15:30-16:00       SPENT ZINC USE FOR FARM GARDENS – A UNIQUE CASE STUDY

                        Rolf Papsdorf, Alternative Energy Development Corporation (AEDC)

16:00-16:15       DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS

16:15-17:30       SNACKS/COCKTAILS (cash bar available)

FRIDAY, 27 AUGUST 2010

08:15-09:00       Registration

09:00-09:10       Welcome: Rob White, IZASA

09:10-09:40       international zinc association activities related to human Health and agriculture

Dr Andrew Green, International Zinc Association (IZA), USA

09:40-09:50       Discussion

09:50-10:20       THE STATE OF ZINC IN THE SOILS OF SOUTH AFRICA          

Speaker to be confirmed

10:20-10:30       Discussion

10:30-11:00       TEA/COFFEE   

11:00-11:30       LESSONS LEARNT TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FOOD FORTIFICATION

Dr Lynn Moeng, Department of Health

11:30-11:40       Discussion       

11:40-12:10       BIOFORTIFICATION OF FOODS WITH MICRONUTRIENTS

Dr Martin Broadley, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

12:10-12:20       Discussion       

12:20-12:50       FLOUR FORTIFICATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Jannie de Villiers, The National Chamber of Milling

12:50:1300        Discussion

13:00-14:00       LUNCH (Cash bar available)

14:00-14:30       COMMUNICATION OF AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

                        Dion Jerling, Connect Africa (speaker to be confirmed)

14:30-14:40       Discussion

14:40-15:10       UNICEF AND ZINC INITIATIVES

                        Dr Joan Matji, UNICEF

15:10-15:20       Discussion

15:20-15:50       THE ROLE OF ZINC IN REDUCING CHILD MORTALITY FROM DIARRHOEA

                        Dr Lesley Bamford, Department Health, SA

15:50-16:00       CLOSE

REGISTRATION

Registration form in PDF format:

FSSA/IZASA Symposium 26 & 27 August 2010 - (64 KB)

Registration fee:

R750.00 p.p./day (late registration - after 6 August 2010: R900.00)

R1,200.00 p.p both days (late: R1,400.00)

R1,080.00 p.p (5+ delegates both days, before 6 August 2010)

Return date: 6 August 2010

Late registration, after 6 August, will pay higher fee