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SYMPOSIUM PHOTOS |
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OPENING CEREMONY |
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Participants of the International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF2017)
held in Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi, Fiji on 23-25 October 2017. |
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Students from the Sabeto Sangam School singing the Fijian national anthem in three languages. |
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Shalendra Prasad, President of the Fiji Institute of Agricultural Sciences, serving as the Master of Ceremonies for the symposium. |
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Mr. Manoa Iranacolaivalu leads the opening prayer. |
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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. |
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Mr. Uraia Waibuta, Deputy Secretary of the Fijian Ministry of Agriculture delivering the welcome address during the opening ceremony. |
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Dr. Ganjun Yi, TFNet Vice Chairperson and Vice President of the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS), delivering his opening remarks. |
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Dr. Desa Hassim, TFNet Chief Executive Officer, delivering his opening remarks. |
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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 |
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Honourable Inia Seruiratu, Fijian Minister for Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster
Management and Meteorological Services, delivering his special address. |
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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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