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Upcoming events in 2012
DOCNet Workshop
| What | Workshop |
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| When | 10th to 11th Jan 2012 |
| Where | Rome, Italy (ITA) |
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10th GlobalHort Board Meeting
| What | Meeting |
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| When | 13th to 14th Jan 2012 |
| Where | Skukuza Conference Centre, Kruger National Park, South Africa (ZAF) |
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2nd All Africa Horticulture Congress 2012
| What | Congress |
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| When | 15th to 20th Jan 2012 |
| Where | Skukuza Conference Centre, Kruger National Park, South Africa (ZAF) |
| More Info | http://www.aahc.co.za |
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Regional Symposium: High Value Vegetables in Southeast Asia: Production, Supply and Demand
| What | Symposium |
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| When | 24th to 26th Jan 2012 |
| Where | Chiang Mai, Thailand (THA) |
| More Info | http://www.seaveg2012.com/ |
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- Title: Regional Symposium: High Value Vegetables in Southeast Asia: Production, Supply and Demand
- Start: 24 January 2012, 0:00 [+0000 UTC]
- End: 26 January 2012, 0:00 [+0000 UTC]
- Description: Many issues regarding consumers need, nutrition, food supply, marketing.
Pang Suan Keaw Chiang Mai, Thailand
Hosted by:
Thailand Department of Agriculture (DOA) ASEAN-AVRDC Regional Network (AARNET) Vegetable Science International Network (VEGINET) Horticultural Science Society of Thailand BACKGROUND
Agriculture, and in particular horticulture, is a major contributor to the continued economic growth of most ASEAN member states. However, as recognized by the international agricultural research community, horticultural production in Southeast Asia is beset with production, postharvest, and marketing challenges that need to be addressed to sustain and enhance socioeconomic development. Recent scientific developments have the potential to address the problems facing the vegetable industry. Identifying these advancements and their relevance to the current needs of millions of smallholder vegetable farmers, larger vegetable production companies, market agents and consumers will help the region’s vegetable industry face these challenges.
AIM and SCOPE
To capitalize on the increasing demand for vegetables due to perceived nutrition and health benefits and to ensure supplies are adequate, accessible, and affordable for the poor and marginalized groups, the vegetable industry needs environmentally and economically sustainable production methods, a decrease in postharvest losses, and improved supply chain efficiencies. Major challenges are (1) poor crop performance due to damage by pests and poor crop management, (2) limited or no access to quality planting materials adapted to local conditions and market demands, and (3) limited access to knowledge and technologies for good agricultural practices.
Climate change, which contributes to frequent flooding, prolonged droughts, and temperature extremes, high population growth associated with urbanization and subsequent pressure on arable land, and poor postharvest and marketing strategies further limit the profitability of vegetable production.
These factors need to be addressed in a holistic manner to bring about significant impact. This symposium aims to bring together a wide range of expertise related to the vegetable sector. Through the assessment of the regional vegetable production value chain, it is hoped that representatives from agricultural and environmental agencies, universities, policymakers as well as farmers, consumers, and producer groups will develop sound recommendations to improve and strengthen the region’s vegetable sector in the face of climate change.
The member states of ASEAN are expected to benefit from the regional approach. Economically, it will strengthen trade between member states and also put ASEAN in a much stronger position in international trade due to improved quality and quantity of vegetable produce and better adherence to internationally accepted phytosanitary standards and quality assurance schemes, such as Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). Improved resilience to the negative impacts of climate change will enable the ASEAN vegetable industry to lessen the impact of natural calamities and disasters. Lastly, sustainable use and recycling of production inputs will help minimize the vegetable industry’s impact on the diminishing natural resources of the region.
SESSIONS
The symposium is divided into three sessions to encourage improvement of the sustainability of vegetable production, market access, promotion of vegetable consumption for health and vitality, industry profitability and competitiveness, structural change, and the vegetable industry’s reputation in Southeast Asia.
Session 1: From Seed to Harvest Topics include germplasm, breeding, seed and plant health, integrated crop management with focus on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), low-input organic vegetable production and ASEAN indigenous vegetables.
Session 2: From Harvest to Table Topics include vegetable postharvest technologies, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), cold chain management, vegetable economics and marketing, food safety, health and nutrition aspects of vegetables and supply chain model simulation.
Session 3: Cross-sectoral Issues Topics include contributions of vegetable research and development to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) as well as cross-sectoral issues such as climate change, gender equity, ecological sanitation, urban and regional planning, urban and peri-urban horticulture, disaster risk management and micro-financing.
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- Web address: http://www.seaveg2012.com/
Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society: International Conference on Multifunctional Agriculture and Urban-Rural Relations
| What | Conference |
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| When | 1st to 4th Apr 2012 |
| Where | Wageningen, Netherlands (NLD) |
| More Info | http://www.agricultureinanurbanizingsociety.com/UK/ |
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The deadline for submitting abstracts is 20 December 2011. Abstracts can be submitted by email to the coordinating convenor of a working group. The following working groups have been approved by the Scientific Programme Committee (see also http://www.agricultureinanurbanizingsociety.com/UK/Working+group+themes/):
WG1 Green care
WG2 Agri tourism: Critcal Perspectives on Dilemmas and Opportunities
WG3 Exploring ‘civic food networks’ and their role in enabling sustainable urban food systems
WG4 Rural education
WG5 Environmental services
WG6 Economic impact at the farm level
WG7 Business models; farm enterprise development models
WG8 Entrepreneurial skills and competences: challenges and opportunities
WG9 Learning for innovation – new challenges in an urbanizing world
WG10 Regional branding; the socio-economic impact at the regional level
WG11 Urban, peri-urban and regional planning
WG12 Land-use transformations
WG13 What are the challenges of future urban agriculture?
WG14 Public food procurement
WG15 Consumers, multifunctional agriculture and urban dynamics
WG16 Multifunctionality, rural policy and governance
WG17 Social exclusion and poverty in rural areas
WG18 Migration and mobility
WG19 Transition approaches
WG20 Multifunctional agriculture as a coupled human-natural system
IV International Symposium on Improving the Performance of Supply Chains in the Transitional Economies
| What | Symposium |
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| When | 18th to 22nd Apr 2012 |
| Where | Antalya, Turkey (TUR) |
| More Info | http://www.supplychains2012.org/ |
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Due date for abstract submission has been extended to May 30, 2011
Info: Prof. Dr. Burhan Ozkan, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Akdeniz, 07070 Antalya, Turkey.
Phone: (90)2423102475, Fax: (90)2422274564, E-mail: bozkan@akdeniz.edu.tr or
Dr. Peter J. Batt, Horticulture, Curtin University of Technology, GPO box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
Phone: (61)8 9266 7596, Fax: (61)8 9266 3063, E-mail: p.batt@curtin.edu.au
III International Symposium on Guava and other Myrtaceae
| What | Symposium |
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| When | 23rd to 25th Apr 2012 |
| Where | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil (BRA) |
| More Info | http://www.cpatsa.embrapa.br/3rdsygom/en/ |
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For more details contact:
Dr. Natoniel Franklin de Melo
EMBRAPA-CPATSA
Cx.Postal 23
Lab.de Biotecnologia
CEP 56302-970 Petrolina -PE, Brazil.
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Dr. Carlos Antonio Fernandes Santos
EMBRAPA CPATSA
Km 152, Zona Rural, Caixa Postal 23
56302-970 Petrolina, Brazil.
Phone: (55)08738621711, Fax: (55)08738621744
E-mail: casantos@cpatsa.embrapa.br
XII ISHS Symposium on the Processing Tomato - X World Congress on Processing Tomato. 'Adapting to a changing world: ideas, challenges and solutions'
| What | Symposium |
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| When | 9th to 11th Jun 2012 |
| Where | Beijing, China (CHN) |
| More Info | http://www.worldtomatocongress.com |
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The Symposium is aimed at bringing together academic researchers, students, growers and businessmen from around the world to share the latest knowledge and advances concerning growing and processing tomatoes, through a series of industry-science roundtables, plenary sessions and poster sessions over three days. The symposium is jointly organized by the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), the World Processing Tomato Council (WPTC) and the China Canned Food Industry Association (CCFIA).
The call for papers will close on 31 December 2011. Submissions can be made online at: http://publish.actahort.org/ishs/handle/123456789/242
Reduced fees are available for scientists presenting their work and four travel grants will be awarded to young scientists from the EU and the Mediterranean area.
Conveners: Prof. Dr. Montaña Cámara, Dpto. Nutrición y Bromatología II, Facultad Farmacia. UCM, Plaza Ramón y Cajal sn, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Phone: (34) 913941808, Fax: (34) 913941799, E-mail: mcamara@farm.ucm.es & Dr. Guitong Li, China Agricultural University, CAU, West Road of Yuanmingyuan, Beijing, China. Phone: (86)1062732963, Fax: (86)1062733596, E-mail: lgtong@cau.edu.cn
For more information at www.worldtomatocongress.com or send an email to wptc2012@gmail.com
X International Symposium on Vaccinium and Other Superfruits
| What | Symposium |
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| When | 17th to 22nd Jun 2012 |
| Where | Maatricht, Netherlands (NLD) |
| More Info | http://www.vaccinium2012.com/ |
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Convener: Prof. Dr. Fred Brouns, Maastricht University, NUTRIM, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands.
Phone: (31)433881466, Fax: (31)433670976, E-mail: fred.brouns@maastrichtuniversity.nl
E-mail symposium: i.vermeeren@pauwelspco.nl Web: http://www.vaccinium2012.com/
II International Organic Fruit Symposium
| What | Symposium |
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| When | 18th to 21st Jun 2012 |
| Where | Leavenworth, WA, United States (USA) |
| More Info | http://www.tfrec.wsu.edu/pages/organicfruit2012/ |
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Info: David Granatstein, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Ctr. for Sust. Agric. & Natural Res., WSU, 1100 N. Western Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801, United States of America.
Phone: (1)509-663-8181x.222, Fax: (1)509-662-8714, E-mail: granats@wsu.edu or
Prof. Dr. Preston K. Andrews, Department of Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Washington State University, Pulmann, WA 99164-6414, United States of America.
Phone: (1)509-335-3603, Fax: (1)509-335-8690, E-mail: andrewsp@wsu.edu
V International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits
| What | Symposium |
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| When | 18th to 22nd Jun 2012 |
| Where | Guangzhou, China (CHN) |
| More Info | http://www.istsf2012.com/ |
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Info: Prof. Dr. Jiang Zongyong, Guangdong Academy of Agric. Sci., Guangzhou, Guangdong, 610640, China. Phone: (86)2087596262, Fax: (86)2087503358, E-mail: jiangz38@hotmail.com or Prof. Dr. Ganjun Yi, Fruit Tree Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wushan, Guangzhou Guangdong 510640, China. Phone: (86)2038765869 or 13302200898, Fax: (86)2038765626, E-mail: yiganjun@vip.163.com
PMA fresh fruit connections conference and trade show
| What | Conference |
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| When | 26th to 28th Jun 2012 |
| Where | Melbourne, Australia (AUS) |
| More Info | http://www.pmafreshconnections.com.au/files/pdf/ezine/ezine4.html |
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2nd Symposium on Horticulture in Europe SHE
| What | Symposium |
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| When | 1st to 5th Jul 2012 |
| Where | Angers, France (FRA) |
| More Info | https://colloque4.inra.fr/she2012 |
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Eurosoil 2012 "Soil Science for the Benefit of Mankind and the Environment"
| What | Event |
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| When | 2nd to 6th Jul 2012 |
| Where | Bari, Italy (ITA) |
| More Info | http://www.eurosoil2012.eu |
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ISHS Supply Management Symposium
| What | Symposium |
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| When | 4th to 7th Jul 2012 |
| Where | Cebu, Philippines (PHL) |
| More Info | http://www.business.curtin.edu.au/business/ISHSsymposium |
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Improving the Performance of Supply Chains in the Transitional Economies.
International Citrus Conference 2012
| What | Conference |
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| When | 18th to 23rd Nov 2012 |
| Where | Valencia, Spain (ESP) |
| More Info | http://www.citruscongress2012.org/ |
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Info: Prof. Luis Navarro, Head Tissue Culture Department, IVIA, Apartado Oficial, 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain.
Phone: (34)961391000, Fax: (34)961390240,
E-mail: lnavarro@ivia.es
E-mail symposium: citruscongress2012@viajeseci.es
1st World Congress on the use of biostimulants in agriculture
| What | Congress |
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| When | 26th to 29th Nov 2012 |
| Where | Strasbourg, France (FRA) |
| More Info | http://www.newaginternational.com/strasbourg/strasbourg.html |
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Agricultural Biostimulants include diverse formulations of compounds, substances and other products that are applied to plants or soils to regulate and enhance the crops physiological processes, thus making them more efficient. Biostimulants act on plant physiology through different pathways to improve crop vigor, yields, quality and post-harvest shelf life/conservation.
The congress will explore the acquired scientific and technical knowledge on these products, which are increasingly used in crop production around the world, as well as the various aspects of legislation on these products in the main markets, with a special focus on Europe.
Who Should Attend?
The conference will provide new and updated information for agronomists, consultants, specialty plant nutrition and biocontrol companies, research institutions, government agencies and all those involved in optimizing crop yields.
Info: Jean Pierre Leymonie, Editorial Director, New AG International, 12 rue du Hagueneck, 68000 Colmar, France.
Phone: (33)3 89 30 51 20, Fax: (33)3 89 30 51 34, E-mail: newagedit@calixo.net
International Symposium on Lychee, Longan and Other Sapindaceae Fruit
| What | Symposium |
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| When | 2nd to 6th Dec 2012 |
| Where | White River, Kruger National Park, South Africa (ZAF) |
| More Info | http://www.lychee2012.com/ |
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Info: Mr. Derek Donkin, SA Lychee Growers' Association, PO Box 866, 0850 Tzaneen, South Africa. Phone: (27)153073676, Fax: (27)153076792, E-mail: derek@subtrop.co.za E-mail symposium: ethne@goingafricaconferencing.com
IHC 2011 Brisbane “Horticulture - Sustaining lives, livelihoods and landscapes": 29th International Horticultural Congress
| What | Congress |
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| When | 17th to 22nd Aug 2014 |
| Where | Brisbane, Australia (AUS) |
| More Info | http://www.ihc2014.org/ |
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The congress is being hosted by the Australian Society of Horticultural Science, the New Zealand Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Science, and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, under the auspices of the International Society for Horticultural Science.
Held every four years at various sites around the world, and attracting more than 2,000 delegates, the congress is a world forum on all aspects of horticulture and horticultural science.
The theme of the 2014 congress is ‘Horticulture - sustaining lives, livelihoods and landscapes’. We’ve chosen this theme to highlight the unique potential of horticulture to address the key issues of modern society - health, wealth and the environment. Horticulture matters to us all, whether we are involved in research, extension, education, servicing horticulture in production, amenity or environmental horticulture, in developed or developing countries.
In the spirit of scientific cooperation and sharing knowledge globally, the congress will showcase advanced technologies that are becoming globally significant in a world with a rapidly growing population, less cultivatable land and an environment under threat.
This will be the second time that Australia has had the privilege to host the congress. The vibrant city of Brisbane and the adjoining Gold and Sunshine Coasts are rich in natural beauty and cultural heritage and offer adventure, fun, and entertainment for all ages.