GlobalHort Past Events

2009

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

GlobalHort 5th Annual Board Meeting

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1st All Africa Horticulture Congress

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:

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International Seminar on the "Role of the Media in Agricultural Development in ACP Countries"

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:·        

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]

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Asian Seed Congress

Organized by The Asian and Pacific Seed Association

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6th GlobalHort Board of Directors Meeting

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"

What	Meeting
When	10th to 14th Nov 2008
Where	Wageningen, Netherlands (NLD)
More Info	http://knowledge.cta.int/en/Dossiers/CTA-and-S-T/CTA-S-T-programme/Advisory-Committee-on-S-T-for-ACP-Agricultural-Development

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

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Global Horticulture Initiative Semi-Annual Board Meeting

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 Global Horticulture Initiative Awareness Raising Conference on Horticulture for African Development (ARCHAD) Meeting

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  CGIAR Annual General Meeting 2008

What	Meeting
When	1st to 5th Dec 2008
Where	Maputo, Mozambique (MOZ)
More Info	http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/agm08/agm08_index.html

The 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.

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International Symposium on Banana and Plaintain in Africa

What	Symposium
When	5th to 9th Oct 2008
Where	Mombasa, Kenya (KEN)
More Info	http://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."

 

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Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning "Access to Learning for Development"

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"

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IFAP World Farmers' Congress

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 Global Horticulture Initiative Board Meeting

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International Fruit and Vegetable Summit

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International Symposium on Underutilized Plants (ISUP)

 

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First Symposium on Horticulture in Europe

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Launch Workshop of the Rails Project in the CORAF/WECARD Zone

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. 

 

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ISHS Symposium on the Socio-economic Impact of Modern Vegetable Production Technology in Tropical Asia

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.

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 Asia

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Round-Table Forum on Vegetable Farming Technology in Tropical Asia

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International Policy Dialogue Workshop of the IndigenoVeg Network

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

Visit the website

See call for contributions 

 

 

2007

Annual General Meeting of the CGIAR and GlobalHort Board of Directors Meeting

What	Meeting
When	3rd to 8th Dec 2007
Where	Beijing and Hong Kong, China (CHN)

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.

 

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RADHORT Technical Meeting

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FAO-WHO PROFEL Workshop

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FAV Health 2007 - the 2nd International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables

Visit the website

See the 2nd announcement 

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Workshop on urban agriculture, participatory governance and social inclusion

 

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International Cooperation in Horticulture

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"

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American Society for Horticulture Science (ASHS) Annual Conference

 

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ICARDA Expert Consultation Workshop on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

 

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

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Awareness Raising Conference on Horticulture for Development (ARCH for development)

Visit the website 

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Expert Consultation Meeting for Development (CTA/ACP), Brussels, Belgium

 

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FARA 4th General Assembly, Johannesburg

See the side event convened by GHI

Visit the website

 

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Brussels visit (E.C.) to prepare the ARCH for Development

Download the agenda 

 

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1st GlobalHort Executive Committee Meeting, Accra, Ghana

Download the agenda

See the highlights of the meeting 

 

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European visit: EC-FAO-CTA / ISHS-ACP Secretariat

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East Africa visit: AVRDC-RCA / ICIPE-KARI-KEPHIS

2006

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

What	Meeting
When	5th to 7th Dec 2006
Where	Washington D.C., United States (USA)
More Info	http://www.cgiar.org/

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

Download the presentation. 

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First General Assembly of the Global Horticulture Initiative

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Global Horticulture Initiative at the International Horticulture Congress

What	Congress
When	13th to 18th Aug 2006
Where	Seoul, Korea, Republic of (KOR)

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Launch of the Global Horticulture Initiative Montpellier, France

What	Event
When	22nd to 24th Mar 2006
Where	Montpellier, 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.