29^th July – Laboratory of Plantation System Technology and Mechanization (PSTM), Institute of Plantation Studies (IPS), Universiti Putra Malaysia was granted a sponsorship with the value of USD14,000 (RM56,000) from Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to organize “The 1st International Conference on Plantation Technology (ICPTech2021). This sponsorship is known as a Regional Conference Award is organized under the program of ASEAN University Network/ Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-net). With this sponsorship, the handling of the conference will be more effective. In addition to the financial support, JICA will also promote the conference in their website to increase a visibility of the program thus increase the number of participants especially those from Japan and regional countries. This sponsorship proves the importance of the conference as a platform to discuss the application of the latest technologies to increase the yield, quality and sustainability of plantation industry.

Date of Input: 02/09/2021 | Updated: 02/09/2021 | ainzubaidah