Program Draft (In progress)
INAUGURAL KEYNOTE
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 9:00 | Opening | |
| 10:00 | Introduction to the Pistachio Tree, Economics, Advantages, and Current Challenges and California Production | Louise Ferguson UC Davis |
27 JANUARY — Growers & Orchard Production
SEGMENT A — Site selection, varieties, rootstocks and orchard establishment
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Time |
Title | Speaker |
| 10:45 | The Pistachio Industry in Iran: Cultivation, Commercial Production and the Breeding Program |
Hossein Hokmabadi Ministry of Agriculture of Iran |
| 11:15 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:45 | The Pistachio Industry in Turkey: Cultivation, Commercial Production and the Breeding Program |
Salih Kafkas Çukurova University |
| 12:15 | Orchard Site Selection, Design, Preparation, Budding, Training and Orchard Floor Management | Mae Culumber UC Davis |
| 12:45 | Behavior of Nutrients Throughout the Vegetative Cycle |
Mª Rosa Mérida IRIAF |
SEGMENT B — Irrigation, orchard management and harvesting
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Time |
Title | Speaker |
| 13:15 | Irrigation Physiology and Management | Giulia Marino UC Davis |
| 13:45 | Solutions to stomatal and foliar behaviour in pistachio trees. Stress management according to phenological stage | José Carlos González Compo Expert |
| 14:15 | LUNCH | |
| 15:45 | Fertilisation based on tree size, soil analysis and leaf analysis: 25 years' experience in dealing with alternate bearing | José Aguilar |
| 16:15 | Mature Tree Pruning |
Louise Ferguson |
| 16:45 |
Insect Pests in Spanish Pistachio Orchards |
Sara Rodrigo-Gómez IRIAF |
| 17:10 |
Pistachio Diseases in Spanish Orchards and their Integrated Management |
Carlos Augusti-Brisach UCO |
| 17:35 |
California Pistachio Rootstock and Scion Breeding Advances |
Patrick J. Brown and Giulia Marino UC Davis |
| 18:05 | Scientific Poster Presentations | |
| 18:30 | End of the day | |
28 JANUARY - Investors & Business
SEGMENT C — Post-harvest, processing, quality and food safety
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 9:00 | Postharvest Handling, International Standards with an emphasis on regulation for pathogens |
Themis Michailides UC Davis |
| 9:30 | The Spanish Pistachio Processing Industry: Characterization, Challenges and Future Trends |
Esau Martinez IRIAF |
SEGMENT D — Sustainable Production
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 10:00 |
Diversification of Pistachio Products and the Sicilian Pistachio Industry |
Francesco Paolo Marra Università di Palermo |
| 10:30 | From Residue to Resource: Upcycling Pistachio By-Products within the Framework of the Circular Bioeconomy | Gonzalo Ortiz CIA Albaladejito – IRIAF |
| 11:00 | Life cycle assessment of pistachio: Spain vs USA — climate, infrastructure, and resource use | Gabriel Arbones CEIGRAM – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) |
| 11:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
SEGMENT E — Pistachios and Health
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 12:00 | Health benefits of nuts: new evidence coming from the NUTPOOL individual-participant meta-analysis and PRENUT clinical trial |
Jordi Salas-Salvadó Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) |
SEGMENT F — Communication and Marketing
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 12:30 | Origin labelling and differentiation: PDO/PGI strategies |
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| 13:00 | Potential applications of pistachio-derived products and their future developments |
Giuseppe Fragapane Quadri University of Castilla La Mancha |
| 13:30 | Communication strategy for promoting pistachio awareness |
Ricardo Migueláñez Agrifood Communication |
| 14:00 | LUNCH | |
SEGMENT G — International Markets and Trading
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 15:30 | Producing-country snapshot: "Turkey’s strategic role: re-export hub dynamics, alternate-bearing cycles and baklava/confectionery niche markets" |
Ozan Yesilyer Tiryaki Agro |
| 15:45 |
Producing-country snapshot: California and how the California Industry has organized to support their industry and current state of the California Industry |
Steven Vasquez California Pistachio Research Board |
| 16:00 | Producing-country snapshot: "The Past, Current and Future Iranian Pistachio Industry" |
Ali Nazari Nazari Pistachio |
| 16:15 | Market trends: consumer behavior, purchasing decisions and cultural differences worldwide |
David Magana Rabobank |
| 16:45 | TO BE CONFIRMED |
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| 17:15 | Round table: global pistachio trade in 2030 — scenarios, risks and opportunities across key producing and importing nations |
USA: Steven Vasquez CPRB Iran: Ali Nazari - Nazari Pistachio Italy: Francesco Paolo Marra - Università di Palermo Spain: Alberto Garrido – CEIGRAM - UPM Türkye: Ozan Yesilyer - Tiryaki Agro Moderator: Louise Feguson - UC Davis |
| 18:15 | CLOSING | |
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