The 129th Annual Conference of United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) will be held on September 20 in Coonoor.


Tamil Nadu Finance Minister, Palanivel Thiaga Rajan will be the chief guest, with Consul for Trade & Economic Affairs of Israel Josephs Avraham as the Guest of Honour.


As a prelude to the main Conference, a Technical Session on Plantations will be held on the forenoon and afternoon on September 19 wherein presentations will be made by eminent personalities. UPASI president M P Cherian said.


UPASI Industrial Exhibition will be held coinciding with the Conference on both days, which will provide a perfect platform to exhibit the technological and scientific advancements in the Plantation Sector, Cherian said