DAY 1 – 9 March 2016

TOPIC FOR THE DAY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR MODERN FARMING | Zander Ernst – Allesbeste Boerdery

ECONOMY OF THE AVOCADO INDUSTRY | Nico le Roux – ABSA (Main sponsor)

ALLESBESTE NURSERY: ADJUSTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE GROWING DEMAND FOR TREES | André Ernst – Allesbeste Nursery

NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LOCAL MARKET | Jolandi Esterhuizen – Ripe4you

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF DRIP IRRIGATION | Michael Esmeraldo – Netafim

FERTILIZER REQUIREMENTS OF MALUMA: A CASE STUDY | Bram Snijder – Afrupro Exporters

PROGRESSIVE PRODUCTION AND PRUNING PRACTICES | Zander Ernst – Allesbeste Nursery

BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS IN MODERN FARMING | Edrean Ernst – Allesbeste Nursery

ROOTSTOCK RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION COMPARISONS | Abraham de Villiers – Allesbeste Nursery

DAY 2 – 10 March 2016

Optimisation, value-adding & Modern Production | Zander Ernst – Allesbeste

Asymmetric pruning | Andrew Thornhill

AVOCADO PROPAGATION IN PERU AND MALUMA STATUS | Dr. Odilo Duarte – Peru

IRRIGATION PRACTICES | Chris Malan – Netafim

AVOCADO TOP WORKING: BARK GRAFTING METHOD | AI de Villiers – Allesbeste Nursery

MICRO CLONES : DIRECT FIELD PLANTING | AI de Villiers – Allesbeste Nursery