GlobalHort Past Events (2006 to present)

2011

10th African Crop Science Society Conference 2011

What	Conference
When	10th to 13th Oct 2011
Where	Maputo, Mozambique (MOZ)
More Info	http://www.acss2011moz.uem.mz/
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9th GlobalHort Board Meeting

What	Meeting
When	22nd to 24th Jun 2011
Where	Rome, Italy (ITA)
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GlobalHort, initiative mondiale pour l'horticulture fête ses 5 ans à Agropolis International

What	Event
When	8th Apr 2011
Where	Montpellier, France (FRA)
More Info	http://www.agropolis.fr/actualites/2011-globalhort.php
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On March 23, 2006 the Global Horticultural Initiative was launched during a special conference held in Montpellier, France. The idea of a consortium dedicated to horticulture had been initiated during the Global Horticulture Assessment (2005) and guided by the World Vegetable Centre (AVRDC) with the support of the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) and the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS).  Over 70 participants from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe supported the Initiative tasked to facilitate the improvement of health and income of the poor in developing countries through its advocacy, promotion and coordination. 

Anniversary Program (English)

Anniversary program (French)

2006 Launch program and photos

April 8, 2011 Video and Powerpoint Presentations

April 8, 2011 Round Table (PDF)

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GFAR-ITPGR Meeting on Agrobiodiversity and the Development Importance of Local Varieties and Indigenous Species

What	Event
When	20-21 Jan 2011
Where	Rome, Italy
More Info	http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=3120
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Aims of the meeting:
1. To create a first mapping of the initiatives, purpose and potential synergies of international, regional and national organizations and networks active in this area.
2. To identify the scope and scale of key development outcomes sought through collaborative action.
3. To identify possible supporting mechanisms to be addressed to take forwards such a partnership initiative into practice over the years ahead.
4. Providing a basis for discussions at the fourth Governing Body of the ITPGR on these issues.
5. What is needed for information sharing between organizations involved in the GFAR and the ITPGR.

Global Horticulture Initiative PPT  

2010

Smallholders: How to Involve Small Farmers in Commercial Agriculture

What	Event
When	2nd Nov 2010
Where	Video Conference, Tanzania, United Republic of (TZA)
More Info	http://www.globalhort.org/activities/regional-coordination/
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  8th GlobalHort Board Meeting

What	Meeting
When	2nd to 3rd Dec 2010
Where	Dakar, Senegal (SEN)
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Urbanization: Market Opportunities

Horticulture: Urban Natural Resources Management for Poverty Reduction

What	Event
When	5th Feb 2010
Where	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of (TZA)
More Info	http://www.mdpafrica.org.zw/algaf10/roIfeb5_2010.pdf
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A lecture presented by Remi Kahane begin_of_the_skype_highlighting     end_of_the_skype_highlighting in the Africa Local Government Action Forum (ALGAF) Phase X Module "Natural Resources Management, Pro-Poor Governance and ICT"  (GDLN).

Remi Kahane's talk can be downloaded by clicking here.

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 7th GlobalHort Board Meeting

What	Meeting
When	26th Mar 2010
Where	Montpellier, France (FRA)
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CIPCAD 2010 Challenges & Innovative Processes for Capacity Strengthening In Agriculture for Development

What	Event
When	26th to 27th Mar 2010
Where	Montpellier, France (FRA)
More Info	http://www.agropolis.fr/cipcad/pages/cipcad.php
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It aims to address global ARD challenges through capacity development and training support and to identify mechanisms for international collaborations in training and education.
The main challenges of the workshop are :

 

• to strengthen the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and the contribution of Higher education institutions
• to give a full role to the “non-traditional research stakeholders” such as farmers’ organisations, NGOs and the private sector
• to draw lessons from innovative experiences of higher education and training in ARD and/or innovation in agriculture and sustainable natural resources management
• to discuss innovative alliances :
  • between individual institutions (such as university-to-university agreements of co-tutoring)
  • between regional networks
  • in the design and management of multi-stakeholder training platforms

GCARD2010: Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development

Enhancing Development Impact from Research: Building on Demand

The GCARD process will address the below questions:

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GlobalHort and GCARD in Montpellier, France: A New Partnership?

The Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) took place in Montpellier, France Mach 28-31, 2010.  On March 26, 2010 GlobalHort held its 7th Board of Directors Meeting.    GlobalHort was involved in the development of the GCARD “Montpellier Road Map for Change.”  GlobalHort endeavored to put horticulture on that map and aims to become an empowering vehicle for collective actions that help the global agricultural research for development community meet the Millennium Development Goals.  

A consensus has emerged not just to alleviate poverty, but to abolish it.  Production of fresh fruits and vegetables by smallholders, most often in a mixed farming model, is  now widely recognized as a vehicle for stimulating entrepreneurship and reducing poverty.   More than ever, horticulture for health and prosperity must be promoted  and facilitated with research, education, and extension.   GlobalHort is well-positioned to act. 

The latest issue of GlobalHort Newsletter focuses on at a number of initiatives that GlobalHort is facilitating as an international consortium. 

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GlobalHort Presented a Case Study at GCARD 2010 on Facilitating Smallholder Farmers' Access to Horticultural Training

As part of GCARD 2010, Farming First hosted a session entitled ‘Better Benefiting the Poor through Public-Private Partnerships for Innovation and Action.’ Within the discussions, a panel of experts addressed several case studies that present different ways that partnerships have helped to empower smallholder farmers around the world

Remi Kahane begin_of_the_skype_highlighting     end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Secretary of Global Horticulture Initiative, was one of the experts on the panel.  Click here for an abstract of his talk and please feel free to make a comment on the Blog.

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Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD)

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, set the mood of this congress when he said, "We must now become the new abolitionists of hunger and poverty." 

The Montpellier Conference March 28-31, 2010 brought together over 800 delegates, from all regions and sectors, from farmers to the heads of UN agencies, united in their concerns that, despite the benefits from agricultural research, one in six people in this world still suffer from hunger and poverty. The failure to prioritize agricultural research and development over the past two decades has left many countries ill‐equipped to either meet the Millennium Development Goals or cope with the kind of challenges brought to the forefront by the food and financial crises of the last few years.

The GCARD and its preceding regional consultations and thematic workshops, have led to the Montpellier Road Map for Change, establishing pathways that are open to all of us to achieve through our individual responsibilities and collective actions. The Roadmap builds from key principles strongly expressed by us all, that the development needs of poor farmers and consumers must be at the centre of the research agenda, with innovation processes, policies, partnerships and investments driven by their contribution towards desired development objectives.

The Road Map brings together two cross‐linked approaches;

i. Collective research and knowledge sharing actions to address key development‐focused themes and ii. Transformation and strengthening of agricultural research and extension systems, so that they deliver quickly and effectively towards key development objectives.

Building from the GCARD outcomes, the role of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research identified in the Road Map now focuses on facilitating each of the areas involved among AR4D implementingpartners of all kinds and helping to roll out the Road Map’s implications in each region, with our collective progress reported at GCARD 2. Strengthening agricultural research for development systems will particularly require our evidence‐based advocacy for increased investment in research, training and delivery systems; working through expert groups to help strengthen the involvement of development actors and farmers in research processes and in regional and national research fora; working through each regional body to facilitate participation of national and regional partners in the design and implementation of the large scale programs initiated by the CGIAR; developing mechanisms for increasing the accountability of research to its clients and their development aims; sharing best practices between regions and reporting on changes in donor and country actions in support of achieving shared development goals.

GlobalHort was very pleased to be able to participate in this event.

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GlobalHort Co-sponsors HODECT 2010 Meeting in Arusha

The Horticulture Development Council of Tanzania (HODECT) held a national stakeholders' workshop in Arusha, Tanzania May 31 to June 1, 2010.  GlobalHort was a proud co-sponsor of this event. The Hon. Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda, Prime Minister, United Republic of Tanzania officially opened the workshop as the Events’ Guest of Honour.  

HODECT is an Apex Public Private Partnership institution responsible for promoting the development of the horticulture sub-sector in Tanzania.   The goal of HODECT is to realize Tanzania's horticultural potential by the small holder farmers to contribute to the eradication of poverty in Tanzania and a more rapid growth of the country's economy.  The participants of the workshop were Horticultural stakeholders involved in the entire value chain of the horticultural sub-sector. These will include: representatives of small holder farmers, large scale farmers, processors, equipment and input producers or suppliers, exporters, business associations, service providers, promotion agencies, researchers, academicians, government officials, NGOs, development partners and other participants involved in the development of the sub-sector in Tanzania.  

All the above Stakeholders were brought together to deliberate on issues pertaining to the development of horticulture in Tanzania in the context of the challenges in the sub-sector and the vast opportunities it represents. The meeting also reviewed the implementation of decisions the Stakeholders made in their meeting of 2008. However, the most significant activity was the deliberation and adoption of a Tanzania National Horticultural Development Strategy, which HODECT Stakeholders, working in partnership with the government, can take full ownership, and proceed to implement as an important component of KILIMO KWANZA.  

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Post-harvest and Transport Technologies: Reducing Losses and Improving Quality in F&V: Second in Series of Interactive Seminars Provided by World Bank in Collaboration with GlobalHort and Others

What	Seminar
When	22nd Jun 2010
Where	Arusha, Tanzania, United Republic of (TZA)
More Info	http://www.globalhort.org/activities/capacity-building/#news-148
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The second in the series will take place June 22, 2010 involving 5 countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Madagasgar.  Topic: Post-harvest and Transport issues in the Horticulture Value Chain. This conference should address issues raised by air freight crisis and carbon food miles, sharing experiences or strategies for transport and market diversification.

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African Union Summit Side-event on Food and Nutrition

What	Summit
When	24th to 26th Jul 2010
Where	Kampala, Uganda (UGA)
More Info	http://www.mofa.go.ug/index.php/au-summit-2010
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The summit side-event takes place July 24-26, 2010 in Kampala, Uganda.  The theme is "Africa must feed itself, no child should go to bed hungry - reduce stunting by 50% in the next five years and beyond"

International and regional consultative forums over the last five years have revealed a high political commitment and movement towards improving Food and Nutrition Security. Unfortunately, the high political commitment has not been adequately translated into action where it matters most to deliver the best nutrition interventions and improve the nutritional status and wellbeing of the people of African. Furthermore, the hunger and malnutrition situation has been exacerbated by the global financial, fuel and food crises in the recent past.

The renewed energy and commitment to tackle hunger and chronic malnutrition must, therefore, be optimally harnessed to make the double edged sword and scourge history. There is need to update all governments on the African continent on the new, proven and evidence based approaches that have led to good progress being made by some states in developing national capacities to design and implement sustainable nutrition programmes.To bring this renewed thinking to the fore, energy and actions, the Side

Event in Kampala on the margins of the AU Summit to raise awareness on the nutrition issues and galvanise support for the launch of the Africa Food and Nutrition Day, on a day to be decided with a view to stimulate better and coherent planning and implementation of proven nutrition strategies and interventions in all member states.

The event will focus on 4 major Sub-themes in line with the overall July 2010 AU Summit theme, as well as the African Nutrition Strategy and the CAADP Food and Nutrition Flagships programmes. The sub-themes include:

· Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health;

· Home-Grown School Feeding;

· Dietary Diversification; and

· Food Fortification and Bio-Fortification.

Furthermore, the event will address the softer, yet, critical issues of the nutrition architecture and systems to improve coordination across various sectors, management and delivery on the ground. It will also provide a golden opportunity to discuss how best countries can implement sustainable food and nutrition programmes grounded on national capacity development, ownership and leadership. To enhance the positive momentum that is likely to come out of the Kampala side event, it is therefore proposed further that the African Union Assembly take a decision to initiate an Africa Food and Nutrition Day (AFND), driven and owned by Africans. The main objective of the Day is to raise public awareness, mobilise support and get commitment from the respective national policymakers to integrate food, nutrition and healthcare security in Africa’s development agenda. The concept of having an Africa Food and Nutrition Side Event is a practical step to realise the earlier proposal by the African Task Force on Food and Nutrition Development (ATFFND) (chaired by the AUC). It is time to act.

Remi Kahane, Secretary GlobalHort, has been selected to be a discussant on the theme iii) on Dietary Diversity.

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Standards and Market Preferences: Opportunities and Constraints

What	Event
When	27th Jul 2010
Where	Video Conference, Tanzania, United Republic of (TZA)
More Info	http://www.globalhort.org/activities/capacity-building/#news-148
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28th International Horticultural Congress "Science and Horticulture for People"

What	Congress
When	22nd to 27th Aug 2010
Where	Lisbon, Portugal (PRT)
More Info	http://www.ihc2010.org/homepage.asp
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The 28th International Horticultural Congress, world conference on horticultural sciences under the patronage of the ISHS will be held in Lisbon, Portugal. We urge you to mark your calendar for 22-27 August, 2010.

The theme of the Congress, Science and Horticulture for People, emphasizes horticulture’s scientific components and interactions with scientists, producers, consumers and society-at-large. People are also the target of horticulture for development.

Lisbon is a magical city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal with a delightfully cool-summer Mediterranean climate. The city, home of fado, fine dining and monuments, is close to major growing regions of horticultural crops in the Iberian Peninsula. We are planning a stimulating scientific programme, a relaxing atmosphere for conviviality and a positive interaction with the vibrant horticulture industry.

Pre-register at www.ihc2010.org in order to receive current information about the Congress. We look forward to hosting you in Lisbon.

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Increased Regional Trade: Opportunities and Issues

What	Event
When	23rd Sep 2010
Where	Video Conference, Tanzania, United Republic of (TZA)
More Info	http://www.globalhort.org/activities/regional-coordination/
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Environment and Sustainable Issues

What	Event
When	13th Oct 2010
Where	Video Conference, Tanzania, United Republic of (TZA)
More Info	http://www.globalhort.org/activities/regional-coordination/
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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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GlobalGap Tour Nairobi, Sept. 14-17, 2009

Published on 9^th Oct 2009

Juergen Anthofer, GlobalHort, participated in the recent GLOBALGAP Tour 2009 in Nairobi. This included the regional National Technical Working Group (NTWG) and Smallholder Task Force pre-meetings on 14th September, as well as the main GLOBALGAP event.

Meeting presentations were given by Kerstin Uhlig of GLOBALGAP and Stephen Mbithi of FPEAK, the new Smallholder Ambassador. They described the various communication routes put in place by GLOBALGAP in order to take smallholder issues on board. This includes the GLOBALGAP website (http://www.globalgap.org/), which can be used by anyone to give feedback on aspects of the standard that create difficulties for smallholder certification.

Dr Mbithi summarised feedback so far given to the Sector Committee on smallholder issues (http://www.africa-observer.info/documents/Summary_of-Smallholder-recommendations-june_09.pdf), and the final decisions of the sector Committee, which can be seen on the GLOBALGAP website (http://www.africa-observer.info/documents/Excerpt-SC-FV-Minutes-Smallholder-Ambassador.pdf).Dr Mbithi also outlined the Africa Observer consultation structure. At the present time this relies on the Africa Horticultural Council (AHC) framework, which currently has 10 members, each of which is a producer/exporter association. This structure is argued to be better “at actually representing the voice of farmers”. However, there was much discussion on this point as to whether it will capture issues arising in West African (particularly Francophone) countries, or those without effective producer/exporter associations.

For further updates on the Africa Ambassador initiative, or to provide feedback, see the website: http://www.africa-observer.info/At the main GLOBALGAP event an update was given on the state of play with the revision process. GLOBALGAP Version 4 will be introduced in October 2010 at the London Conference, to be implemented from 2011 onwards. The Nairobi 2009 Tour was the first of a series of regional meetings in which GG will consult on V4, and officially launches the second consultation period, which will continue until mid-November. Feedback can be given via the GLOBALGAP website.

As part of the GLOBALGAP Tour 2009 (cf. above), GLOBALGAP has set up a discussion forum at: http://forum.globalgap.org/. The aim of this exchange platform is to collect comments and questions from anyone interested in helping to define Version 4 of the standard. Topics addressed include integrated pest management, contamination, traceability, and smallholder issues, which may be included in the round of public consultation. PIP encourages its beneficiaries to visit the forum and to post any questions they may have or any contributions they wish to make towards adapting the standard to the situation of ACP smallholders.

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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

Published on 25^th Feb 2010

GlobalHort participated in the Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA) Seed Congress from  November 8-11 in Bangkok, Thailand.  GlobalHort was invited to present a project proposal on an invasive pest, the fruit fly, a cohort of insect species damaging  fruit and vegetables, cucurbits in particular. Chemical treatment is no longer effective nor recommended on these pests, for inducing resistance, and food and environmental safety reasons.  Remi Kahane begin_of_the_skype_highlighting     end_of_the_skype_highlighting, in his presentation, advocated to the Special Interest Group on Vegetables, 11 November 2009 that attention and support be given to integrated pest management combining fruit and vegetable crops.

It is important that APSA members be made aware of this pest and the related project proposal to be funded by ICDF Taiwan on Asian Fruit Flies as it could have an impact on vegetable production in tropical Asia. It has been agreed that individual APSA members should contribute to the project upon request through field experiments as well as through monitoring and seed variety testing trials to check attractiveness. The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is coordinating the project in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia for two years.  In parallel, APSA and GlobalHort have agreed to host a professional forum to be organized in 2010 on tropical vegetable breeding. Not much is known about tropical vegetables, considered as indigenous vegetables by the largest seed companies, in terms of crop improvement and higher quality seed production. Breeding exotic species for tropical climates is also an area where experience and knowledge sharing would benefit the vegetable seed community. Attempts to organize this forum in Malaysia, July 2010 will be finalized. Asian and African partners are expected to participate.

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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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CORIPHA Proposal Presented by GlobalHort Secretary at IFAP Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya

Published on 18^th May 2009

GlobalHort was invited by IFAP, the International Federation of Agricultural Producers, to present its CORIPHA (pdf) proposal that was to be submitted to the European Commission for funding under the Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP) at the 16th International Federation of Agricultural Producers Africa Regional Committee Meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya 22-25 April, 2008.

The African farmers' groups and associations were represented by region and were therefore very enthusiastic in the prospect of being involved in a network of Co-Ordinated Regional Innovation Platforms for Horticulture in Africa (CORIPHA).

After the presentation and discussions, the Executive Secretary of GlobalHort received support from all five African regional federations of IFAP and the newly elected Chairman of the African Committee of IFAP, Mr. Leonard Nduati Kariuki, Chairman of KENFAP (Kenya).

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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1st GlobalHort Executive Committee Meeting, Accra, Ghana

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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)

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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.