SYMPOSIUM PHOTOS
           
   
 
 
OPENING CEREMONY
 
     
   
     
 
Participants of the International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF2017) held in Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi, Fiji on 23-25 October 2017.
 
     
   
     
 
Students from the Sabeto Sangam School singing the Fijian national anthem in three languages.
 
     
   
     
 
Shalendra Prasad, President of the Fiji Institute of Agricultural Sciences, serving as the Master of Ceremonies for the symposium.
 
     
   
     
 
Mr. Manoa Iranacolaivalu leads the opening prayer.
 
     
 
 
     
 
Ceremonial laying of the leis upon the special guests of the symposium. The leis presented are made of traditional tree bark and are adorned with flowers, leaves, and fruits.
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
Mr. Uraia Waibuta, Deputy Secretary of the Fijian Ministry of Agriculture delivering the welcome address during the opening ceremony.
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
Dr. Ganjun Yi, TFNet Vice Chairperson and Vice President of the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS), delivering his opening remarks.
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
Dr. Desa Hassim, TFNet Chief Executive Officer, delivering his opening remarks.
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
Mr. Pascal Liu, Team Leader for the International Investment and Tropical Fruits of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) delivering his opening remarks
 
     
 
 
     
 
Honourable Inia Seruiratu, Fijian Minister for Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management and Meteorological Services, delivering his special address.
 
 
 
   
     
 
Ceremonial cutting of the watermelon during the opening ceremony.
Left to right: TFNet CEO Desa Hassim, Fiji MOA Minister Inia Seruiratu, TFNet Vice Chairperson Ganjun Yi, and FAO representative Pascal Liu
 
 
 
 
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