Smart Plantation Conference 2014

Farming the smart way is the way to stay ahead of game. To keep up with future demand, planters and farmers will need to work in smarter ways to increase productivity. Given the lack of interest among local laborers to work in plantations and the difficulty in employing foreign workers in the near future, the plantation industry needs to undergo a paradigm shift from one that was heavily reliant on labor to mechanization.

Let’s move away from taking a blanket approach- the plantation industry has to be optimistic that in the long run technology innovation, mechanization and automation process will be the practical solution to improve its productivity and competitiveness.

Key benefits of attending the conference

● Inspiring your lean management journey towards operational excellence

● Targeting cost reduction with some of the latest performance excellence strategies from top manufacturing practitioners in Asia

● Spearheading your plant performance and front line productivity with innovative waste elimination process

● Developing predictive maintenance strategy with efficient condition monitoring technology to minimize your maintenance costs at your factories and plants

● Maximizing your company profit with tried and tested Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) case studies

● Reaping full potential of operational excellence with groundbreaking equipment efficiencies technologies to drive profitability
 

Topics to be covered in the conference
Session I: Mechanization in Asian agriculture

Session II: Optimizing the cost of production due to shortage of labor through mechanization

Session III: Latest palm oil harvesting techniques

Session IV: New technology innovation in agronomy and crop protection

Session V: Using new generation precision agriculture to drive profitability

Session VI: Mechanized irrigation: Improving irrigation technology

Session VII: Modern ultra-high density plantation (UHDP) technology to improve yields

Session VIII: Embracing technology to increase productivity and to stay competitive

Session IX: GIS mapping in modern plantation

Session X: Using mobile technology to monitor operations

Session XI: Using satellite images to manage fields

Session XII: Utilizing effective tools to measure and map our different levels of soil quality

Session XIII: Developing knowledge management systems in plantations

Session XIV: Development in IT technology to improve efficiency of estate operations

Session XV: Right sizing your plantation technology

Session XVI: GPS systems in fleet management to reduce risk of stolen crops