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2009

Science Forum 2009 "Science for Development: Mobilizing Global Linkages"

WhatForum
When16th to 17th Jun 2009
WhereWageningen, Netherlands (NLD)
More Infohttp://www.sciencecouncil.cgiar.org
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The program will feature leading practitioners introducing a foreword looking perspective on research needs to increase the resilience and productivity of agricultural and natural resource systems.  During the first day, discussion in parallel workshops will focus on research that is still at the advanced research stage, but has potential to deliver significant impact in 15 years and beyond; the second day will consider a 5-10 year timeframe, focusing on promising research that needs greater investment and essential partnership to deliver impact.

GlobalHort Attended


GlobalHort 5th Annual Board Meeting

WhatMeeting
When19th to 20th Jun 2009
WhereWageningen, Netherlands (NLD)
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1st All Africa Horticulture Congress
WhatCongress
When31st Aug to 3rd Sep 2009
WhereNairobi, Kenya (KEN)
More Infohttp://www.globalhort.org/news-events/all-africa-horticulture-congress/
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The 1st All Africa Horticulture Congress to be held in August 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of the congress is Grown Under the Sun. 

The congress will cover the following broad areas:

  • Food security,
  • Health,
  • Environment,
  • Poverty alleviation/wealth creation, and
  • International trade in horticulture.

GlobalHort Supported


International Seminar on the "Role of the Media in Agricultural Development in ACP Countries"
WhatSeminar
When12th to 16th Oct 2009
WhereBrussels, Belgium (BEL)
More Infohttp://annualseminar2009.cta.int/
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What is the media’s role in development and how can they take a more meaningful part in helping rural communities in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries to achieve the millennium development goals? These are the core issues to be addressed in Brussels, Belgium from 12 to 16 October, when the ACP/EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), together with its partners, will host an international seminar on the "Role of the media in agricultural development in ACP countries".  

More specifically, the seminar aims to:·        

  • Contribute to preparing strategies for building the capacity of the media with regard to access and dissemination of information on key issues for the ACP agricultural sector
  • Strengthen communication links between the media and other stakeholders in the agricultural secto
The role of Media in Agriculture”: Video Presentation of 05/10 in Brussels about the outcome of a CTA online discussion August-September 2009 involving some 2000 persons
by Susanna Thorp of the New Agriculturalist [Video of 10 minutes]

GlobalHort Attended


Asian Seed Congress
WhatCongress
When8th to 12th Nov 2009
WhereBangkok, Thailand (THA)
More Infohttp://www.apsaseed.org/pages.php?name=Thailand09
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Organized by The Asian and Pacific Seed Association

GlobalHort Attended


6th GlobalHort Board of Directors Meeting
WhatMeeting
When12th to 13th Nov 2009
WhereBangkok, Thailand (THA)
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2008

7th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Science and Technology for ACP Agricultural and Rural Development "Advancing the ST & I Policy Dialogue: Building the Critical Mass"
WhatMeeting
When10th to 14th Nov 2008
WhereWageningen, Netherlands (NLD)
More Infohttp://knowledge.cta.int/en/Dossiers/CTA-and-S-T/CTA-S-T-programme/Advisory-Committee-on-S-T-for-ACP-Agricultural-Development

GlobalHort Attended

Dr. Norman Looney, Board Chair, gave a presentation on GlobalHort


Global Horticulture Initiative Semi-Annual Board Meeting
WhatMeeting
When26th to 27th Nov 2008
WhereArusha, Tanzania, United Republic of (TZA)


 Global Horticulture Initiative Awareness Raising Conference on Horticulture for African Development (ARCHAD) Meeting
WhatConference
When30th Nov 2008
WhereMaputo, Mozambique (MOZ)
More Infohttp://www.globalhort.org/news-events/news/#new-54


  CGIAR Annual General Meeting 2008
WhatMeeting
When1st to 5th Dec 2008
WhereMaputo, Mozambique (MOZ)
More Infohttp://www.cgiar.org/meetings/agm08/agm08_index.html

GlobalHort AttendedThe Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM08) in Maputo, Mozambique, from December 1 to 5, 2008. AGM08 will bring together over 700 of the world’s leading food and environmental scientists and civil society to strengthen and expand partnerships that stimulate economic growth in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Through dialogue and the sharing of experiences, participants will explore how agricultural research, science and technology, and food policy initiatives can better improve the lives and livelihoods of poor people, and launch new initiatives that bring the benefits of modern science quicker and faster to poor farmers.


International Symposium on Banana and Plaintain in Africa

WhatSymposium
When5th to 9th Oct 2008
WhereMombasa, Kenya (KEN)
More Infohttp://www.banana2008.com

Remi Kahane was a keynote speaker and presented the paper "A Global Approach for Research in Horticulture: Bananas as a Model for an Integrated Horticulture Value Chain."

GlobalHort Attended

 


Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning "Access to Learning for Development"
WhatForum
When13th to 17th Jul 2008
WhereLondon, United Kingdom (GBR)
More Infohttp://www.wikieducator.org/PCF5

Jerry Miner presented a paper "Horticulture for Health: the Knowledge Management Platform Hort-e Aims at Filling the Gaps Between Nutrition Requirements, Good Practices and Public"

GlobalHort Attended


IFAP World Farmers' Congress
WhatCongress
When30th May to 6th Jun 2008
WhereWarsaw, Poland (POL)
More Infohttp://ifap.org/en/newsroom/WorldFarmersCongress.html

GlobalHort Attended


 Global Horticulture Initiative Board Meeting
WhatMeeting
When27th May 2008
WhereParis, France (FRA)


International Fruit and Vegetable Summit
WhatSummit
When27th to 30th May 2008
WhereParis, France (FRA)
More Infohttp://www.sommetfruitsetlegumes.com/programme.php?lang=en

GlobalHort Attended


International Symposium on Underutilized Plants (ISUP)
WhatSymposium
When3rd to 7th Mar 2008
WhereArusha, Tanzania, United Republic of (TZA)
More Infohttp://www.icuc-iwmi.org/symposium2008

GlobalHort Supported

 
First Symposium on Horticulture in Europe
WhatSymposium
When17th to 20th Feb 2008
WhereVienna, Austria (AUT)
More Infohttp://www.she2008.eu

GlobalHort Attended


Launch Workshop of the Rails Project in the CORAF/WECARD Zone
WhatWorkshop
When23rd to 24th Jan 2008
WhereCotonou, Benin (BEN)

GlobalHort Attended

RAILS is the Regional Agricultural Information and Learning System.  This activity is undertaken in order to promote the creation of a practical African network for an agricultural training and knowledge system that aims to improve access to and results-sharing of the research on technology and agricultural best practices. 

 


ISHS Symposium on the Socio-economic Impact of Modern Vegetable Production Technology in Tropical Asia
WhatSymposium
When3rd to 6th Feb 2008
WhereChiang Mai, Thailand (THA)
More Infohttp://www.muresk.curtin.edu.au/conference/ishsvtc/index.html

International Symposium on Socio-Economic Impact of Modern Technique in Vegetable Production in Tropical Asia (Chiang Mai, 3-6 Feb. 2008)

The International Symposium on Socio-Economic Impact of Modern Technique in Vegetable Production in Tropical Asia (Chiang Mai, 3-6 Feb. 2008), recommendations issued from there were proposed and discussed amongst a panel of public and private actors for improving innovation transfer and adoption by the tropical Asian vegetable producers. 

Much has been talked about breeding, seed production and marketing, but choosing improved varieties is not the single technology needed to increase producers’ benefit.  A technical package of good and simple practices should accompany the genetic improvement.

Thailand

As a demonstrative example, a few pictures taken in February by GlobalHort in Chiang Mai, Thailand (left hand) and in Arusha, Tanzania (right hand) on a similar cucumber crop: planting in row, on benches, using plastic mulching, rational sticking, watering in furrows are commonly used in Thailand and could help Tanzanian farmers manage more efficiently water, weeds and labour. 

Proposed areas for recommendations and improvements on Public-Private Partnership: 

  1. Information management (statistics, access to)
  2. Capacity building, training and networking: for public and private sector at any level
  3. Encouraging good practices and simple techniques
  4. Food safety: carrot and stick (promotion campaign and awards, control and certification tools)
  5. Developing risk management strategies (credit, GMO, organics…) through new type of extension?
  6. Seed industry: more defined roles for each part  (GMO, organics, IPR, genetic resources)
  7. Empowering farmers to share higher benefits from vegetable farming

Click here for the recommendations for improvements on Public-Private Partnership in the Vegetable Sector in Tropical AsiaGlobalHort Supported


Round-Table Forum on Vegetable Farming Technology in Tropical Asia
WhatForum
When7th to 8th Feb 2008
WhereBangkok, Thailand (THA)


International Policy Dialogue Workshop of the IndigenoVeg Network
WhatWorkshop
When23rd to 26th Jan 2008
WhereRhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa (ZAF)

International Policy Dialogue Workshop of the IndigenoVeg Network: The Promotion of Indigenous Vegetables in African Urban and Periurban Spaces - Production, Consumption, Poverty Alleviation, and Policy

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See call for contributions 

 

 

2007

Annual General Meeting of the CGIAR and GlobalHort Board of Directors Meeting
WhatMeeting
When3rd to 8th Dec 2007
WhereBeijing and Hong Kong, China (CHN)

GlobalHort Sponsored

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) will welcome some of the world's leading agricultural research experts to its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Beijing, China, from December 3 to 7, 2007. Over 1,000 AGM07 participants will explore how agricultural research and technology and food policy initiatives can more effectively continue to address critical global agricultural challenges and to bring the benefits of agricultural research to poor farmers in the developing world quicker.

The Second Annual GlobalHort Board of Directors Meeting was held in Hong Kong Dec. 8, 2007.

 


RADHORT Technical Meeting
WhatMeeting
When26th Oct 2007
WhereYaounde, Cameroon (CMR)

GlobalHort Sponsored


FAO-WHO PROFEL Workshop
WhatWorkshop
When22nd to 25th Oct 2007
WhereYaounde, Cameroon (CMR)

GlobalHort Supported


FAV Health 2007 - the 2nd International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables
WhatSymposium
When9th to 13th Oct 2007
WhereHouston, Texas, United States (USA)

GlobalHort Supported

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See the 2nd announcement 


Workshop on urban agriculture, participatory governance and social inclusion
WhatWorkshop
When24th to 28th Sep 2007
WhereBukavu, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the (COD)

 


International Cooperation in Horticulture
WhatEvent
When17th Jul 2007
WhereScottsdale, Arizona, United States (USA)

International Cooperation in Horticulture, Scottsdale, Arizona (an ASHS annual meeting side event)
Remi Kahane presented arguments for explaining GlobalHort's objectives and role thru his presentation "Ramifications of new technologies in horticulture: risks and opportunities"


American Society for Horticulture Science (ASHS) Annual Conference
WhatConference
When16th to 19th Jul 2007
WhereScottsdale, Arizona, United States (USA)

 


ICARDA Expert Consultation Workshop on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
WhatConsultation
When9th to 13th Jul 2007
WhereAleppo, Syrian Arab Republic (SYR)

 

Expert Consultation Workshop on the Role of Herbal, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (HMAPs) in Improving the Livelihood of the Rural Poor in the NENA Region: Challenges, Constraints, Prospects and Strategic Directions, ICARDA Headquarters, Aleppo, Syria July 10-12, 2007

A Regional Expert Workshop on the ‘Role of Herbal, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (HMAPs) in Improving the Livelihoods of the Rural Poor’ was held at ICARDA on 10-12 June 2007, jointly organized by ICARDA and IFAD. There were 56 participants from 23 countries, representing, research, development, international and regional institutions, and NGOs. The discussions covered various aeas: constraints and opportunities or HMAP collection, production nd marketing; comparative advantages and market potentials; success stories; ongoing initiatives and future strategies. The participants agreed on the need to strengthen existing national and regional initiatives and to establish a global network on HMAPs for the dry reas, in collaboration with the Global Horticulture Initiative (GlobalHort) and other international centers.

The GlobalHort Executive Secretary, Dr. R. Kahane, gave the presentation, Opportunities in Horticulture, at the meeting in Aleppo . Other presentation are listed in the agenda.

Expert HMAP Consultation in the News
Fighting Poverty with Herbal and Medicianl Plants. ICARDA News July 12, 2007
Fighting Poverty with Herbal and Medicinal Plants. OneWorld South Asia
Fighting Poverty with Herbal and Medicinal Plants. Yemen Observer July 7, 2007
Regional Expert Workshop on Herbal and Medicianl Plants. ICARDA Caravan no.2, June 2007 p.4-5

Awareness Raising Conference on Horticulture for Development (ARCH for development)
WhatConference
When25th Jun 2007
WhereBrussels, Belgium (BEL)

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Expert Consultation Meeting for Development (CTA/ACP), Brussels, Belgium
WhatConsultation
When21st to 22nd Jun 2007
WhereBrussels, Belgium (BEL)

 


FARA 4th General Assembly, Johannesburg
WhatEvent
When10th to 16th Jun 2007
WhereJohannesburg, South Africa (ZAF)

See the side event convened by GHI

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Brussels visit (E.C.) to prepare the ARCH for Development
WhatEvent
When10th to 13th Apr 2007
WhereBrussels, Belgium (BEL)

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1st GlobalHort Executive Committee Meeting, Accra, Ghana
WhatMeeting
When6th to 8th Apr 2007
WhereAccra, Ghana (GHA)

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See the highlights of the meeting 

 


European visit: EC-FAO-CTA / ISHS-ACP Secretariat
WhatEvent
When20th to 21st Feb 2007
WhereEurope,


East Africa visit: AVRDC-RCA / ICIPE-KARI-KEPHIS
WhatEvent
When6th to 16th Feb 2007
WhereEast Africa,

2006

Global Horticulture Initiative at the Annual General Meeting 2006 of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
WhatMeeting
When5th to 7th Dec 2006
WhereWashington D.C., United States (USA)
More Infohttp://www.cgiar.org/

Global Horticulture Initiative at the Annual General Meeting 2006 of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

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First General Assembly of the Global Horticulture Initiative


Global Horticulture Initiative at the International Horticulture Congress
WhatCongress
When13th to 18th Aug 2006
WhereSeoul, Korea, Republic of (KOR)

Launch of the Global Horticulture Initiative Montpellier, France
WhatEvent
When22nd to 24th Mar 2006
WhereMontpellier, France (FRA)

Proceedings of the Launch of the Global Horticulture Initiative
Compilation of the proceedings on the launch of the Global Horticulture Initiative, that took place on March 22-24, 2006 in Agropolis, Montepellier/France. The document contains the program, final statement and output of the workshop. Links to the presentations given during the launch are included.

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