INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HORTICULTURE - 2009

ICH - 2009

                                                                                             Second Announcement

        

                                             
                                                      
                                               

International Conference on Horticulture (ICH-2009)

"Horticulture for Livelihood Security and Economic Growth"

November 9-12, 2009, Bangalore, India

Organized by

Dr. Prem Nath Agricultural Science Foundation (PNASF), Bangalore
Vegetable Science International Network (VEGINET), Bangalore
University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore

In Collaboration with
National

Department of Horticulture, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore
University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi
Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Government of India, New Delhi
National Horticulture Board (NHB), New Delhi

National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF), Nasik
Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), New Delhi
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, New Delhi
Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore

International

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome
International Center for Underutilized Crops (ICUC), Sri Lanka
International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India
International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria
Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre (AVRDC), Taiwan
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

Invitation

Many developing countries are facing the problem of decelerated agricultural growth at macro level coupled with falling real prices of farm products and its declining share to GDP without any considerable shift of population from agriculture to non-agriculture sector. Added to these, is the problem of depleting and degrading natural resource base for farming, threatening the very livelihood security of a majority of subsistence farmers and the farming industry is becoming non-remunerative in many countries of the developing world.

In India, the policies and programmes designed and implemented have not adequately addressed to the problems of agriculture sector. The failure to identify right growth priorities within farming sector and to design and implement appropriate agricultural development policies and programmes have culminated in farmers’ distress. At this juncture horticultural crops, comprising of fruits, vegetables and mushrooms, ornamental crops, medicinal and aromatic plants, spices and plantation crops, provide a new hope for economic security and further growth.

 

 The Conference is designed to provide a common forum for all stake holders to share their experience and expertise to suggest the technology-institution-policy package for sustainable production and marketing of horticultural products. This would augment employment-income generation to ensure livelihood security of the subsistence farmers without further depleting the natural resource base. Production and consumption of horticultural products could play a key role in providing the much needed nutrition and health security to about 815 million people suffering from hunger and malnutrition in the developing world.

The objective of the Conference is to identify key factors influencing the sustainability of horticulture sector in developing countries through participatory dialogues, exchange of knowledge, genetic materials and human resources among all the stake holders.

The following are the theme areas of the conference:

1. Technological Domain,

2. Institutional and Policy Support: Socio-Economic Domains,

3. Producer – Consumer’s Domain,

4. Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC),

5. Seminar: Challenges and Opportunities in Horticulture, and

6. Future Thrusts and Recommendations.

The International Conference on Horticulture will be held at ITC Hotel, The Windsor, Bangalore, India, November 09 – 12, 2009. The garden city Bangalore (Bengaluru) is well connected to the international and domestic airports. We are pleased to host the conference and look forward to meet our distinguished guests.
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                  Prem Nath
                                                                                                                                                  Chairperson,
                                                                                                                  Organizing Committee, ICH-2009
                                                                                                                                       Bangalore -560 094

October 01, 2009

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