News@GlobalHort: The Latest Postings Vol. 3 No. 2 (April-June, 2010)
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GlobalHort and GCARD in Montpellier, France: A New Partnership? (PDF)
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. http://www.globalhort.org/news-events/news/#news-155 ) 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. In this issue we will look at a number of initiatives that GlobalHort is facilitating as an international consortium. Note the promotion of innovation in horticulture taking a public-private partnership approach.
Network and Community Themes
GlobalHort attempts to provide knowledge management in key horticultural thematic areas.
- Capacity Building
- CORIPHA
- Herbal, Medical & Aromatic Crops
- Horticulture CRSP
- Horticulture for Health
- Tropical Fruits
- Tropical Vegetables
- Underutilized Crops
- Urban Horticulture
- Water Management
MediaWatch
The latest news from our partners and other news sources.
Coming Events
Keeping track of international horticultural events
Start preparing for the IHC Lisboa 2010. GlobalHort will be co-convenor of a Horticulture for Development Symposium. The Call for Abstracts for the 28th International Horticulture Congress (IHC), Lisbon, Portugal, 22-27 August, 2010 is now open!
Opportunities
If you would like to keep abreast of new Grants and Jobs in horticulture please go to GlobalHort Portal on a regular basis.
Recipes and Interesting Facts About Horticultural Crops
Durian Ice Cream
Moringa Tree (pdf)
HortLinks of Note
Famine Foods Database
Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine. This botanical-humanistic subject has had little academic exposure, and provides insight to potential new food sources that ordinarily would not be considered.
Book Review
Biodiversity in Horticultural Crops Volume 3 soon to be published
A book on the BIODIVERSITY IN HORTICULTURAL CROPS contributed by 21 eminents covering lichi, watermellon, amaranth, cucurbits, etc. It will be published by DAYABOOKS New Delhi. This is the 3rd volume of a series.The series deals with the origin, distribution, botany, cytogenetics, cultivation, post-harvest technology and product development.
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