THE Centre for Management Technology’s (CMT) 3rd RubberPlant Summit to be held March 13-15 in Yangon will tackle global demand, market potentials and prospects for Myanmar.Latest farming techniques will also be featured,
The summit is a yearly gathering and networking of plantation owners, agribusiness investors, R&D institutions, traders, regulatory officials, financiers, legal experts, and senior management from the tyre/latex, forestry/timber, fertiliser/crop protection and rubber technology sectors.
Myanmar’s potential as an investment hub hinges on its favourable agro-business regulations, resources, and attractive foreign investment law set in place.
Ly Thanh Binh, Chairman & CEO of Green Asia Global Corporation will chair and introduce the event, likewise share expert insights on intercropping – a subject of increasingly significance in the industry – focusing on the economic feasibility of intercropping rubber with cassava, an area of agroforestry which his company specialises in.
John McClure, Business Development Manager at LMC International will present a paper on global outlook and price movement for 2013, Dr. Myat Thu, Senior Staff Officer of the Myanmar Agriculture Ministry will discuss rubber plantation and production situation, agronomic practices, costs, yield and quality in the country.
Land and commercial issues will be discussed by the Ministry of Forestry’s Staff Officer, Min Zaw Oo; and Dawei Rubber Planters & Producers Association’s Chairman, Dr. Yu Sein, respectively.
Alessio Polastri, a legal expert and Managing Partner at P&A Asia will advise on the foreign investment law and privatisation process in Myanmar, while tax and legal expert Edwin Vanderbruggen, Partner at VDB Loi will address government lease fees, JVs and taxation matters. David Allan, Director of Spectrum, will also be at the summit to share on social licence and due diligence in Myanmar’s plantation sector.
The Summit will feature updates on Indonesia’s and Philippines’ rubber market along with innovations in agronomic practices and production increment. Subject experts Dr. Masaru Takagi, Professor & Director of Institute for Environmental Science and Technology at Saitama University and Dr Sivakumaran A/L Seenivasagam, Executive Director (R&D) at Greenyield Berhad will speak on genetic modification of plant traits and systems to overcome tapper shortage & production costs reduction respectively.
Visit the organiser’s page at CMT EVENTS for more information