INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HORTICULTRE - 2009
ICH - 2009
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
First Announcement
ON
Horticulture (ICH-2009)
Horticulture for Livelihood Security and Economic Growth
NOVEMBER 9-12, 2009, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA
ORGANIZED BY
Dr. PREM NATH AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (PNASF), BANGALORE
VEGETABLE SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK (VEGINET), BANGALORE
AND
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (UAS), BANGALORE
OUR COLLABORATORS
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE
Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre (ADRTC), INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE (ISEC), BANGALORE
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore
INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (ICAR), NEW DELHI
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture,
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO), ROME
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF UNDERUTILIZED CROPS (ICUC), COLOMBO
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE (ISHS), BELGIUMInvitation
The Organizing Committee has a great pleasure in inviting all the scientists, students, policy makers and progressive farmers to the International Conference on Horticulture for Livelihood Security and Economic Growth, which will be held in Bangalore from 9th to 12th November, 2009.
The ConferenceMany developing countries are facing the problems of decelerated agricultural growth at macro level coupled with falling real prices of farm products, and contributing declining share to GDP without any considerable shift of population from agriculture to non-agricultural sector. Added to these problems is the problem of depleting and degrading natural base for farming, threatening the very livelihood security of a majority of subsistence farmers. The farming industry is getting unremunerative in many countries of the developing world.
In India, the policies and programmes designed and implemented in farming sector have not addressed the problems of agricultural sector either. The failures of identifying right growth priorities within farming sector, and design and implementation of appropriate agricultural development policies and programmes have culminated in farmers distress. At this juncture horticultural crops are new hope in providing economic security and further growth.
It is imperative for the developing world with about 815 million people suffering from hunger and malnutrition to realize that the production and consumption of horticultural products could play a key role in providing nutrition and health security to the people. Further, given the high degree of agricultural development segmentation with a small percentage of commercial farmers and a great majority of subsistence farmers, horticultural development could provide an opportunity to bring the subsistence and bypass farmers into the development orbit; if the appropriate technological, institutional and policy designs are identified and implemented.
The Conference is designed to provide a common forum for all stake holders to share their experience and expertise so as to suggest much needed technology-institution-policy package for sustainable production and marketing of horticultural products to augment employment-income generation to ensure livelihood security of the subsistence farmers without further depleting and degrading the natural resource base.
Objective:To identify key factors and elements influencing the sustainability of horticulture sector in developing countries and suggest remedial measures to issues and problems confronting this in achieving livelihood security and increased economic growth, through participatory dialogues, exchange of knowledge, genetic materials and human resources among all the stake holders.
Theme AreasThe main Theme Areas identified for the Conference are as follows:
I. Technological Domain
1. Improved crops
2. Crop management
3. Crop protection
4. Underutilized crops
5. Crop diversification
6. Seed production
7. Post-harvest management
II. Institutional and Policy Support: Socio - Economic Domains.
1. Technology Generation, Transfer and Utilization:
An Examination of Three Subsystems
2. Screening Technologies for Horticultural Development in Socio-Economic and Agro climatic
perspectives
3. National Agricultural Policy and Programmes
4. Economic Growth
5. Food, Nutrition and Health Security
6. Nexus between Livelihood Security and Economic Growth
7. Technology-Institution Policy Support for preventing the Application and degradation of natural
resource base.
III Producer- Consumers Domain
1. Market and Supply-Chain Management
2. Strategies for value addition: Employment and Income Generation to Farmers.
IV. Opportunities and Future Thrusts
V. Technological Cooperation Among Developing Countries (TCDC).
- including VEGINET.
Presentation of papersPapers are invited from scientists/researchers, professors, development personnels, policymakers, technocrats, progressive farmers and other stake holders of horticultural sector. The results of the projects should demonstrate its positive impact on the living conditions of farmers and its economic growth, particularly, the food, nutrition and health security and income generation.
Language : The official language of the Conference will be English.
The Programme : The programme will include;
1. Country reports by invited speakers
2. Oral presentation on selected topics
3. Poster presentation
4. Panel discussions
5. Professional Tours
6. Social events
Preliminary time-table key dates
1. First announcement - May, 2008
2. Second announcement - November, 2008
3. Submission of abstracts and
Invited papers - April , 2009
4. Acceptance of presentation as
Oral or poster - June , 2009
5. Registration/accommodation
Exhibition, demonstration etc - July, 2009
6. International Conference - November, 9-12, 2009
The venue : The Conference will be organized in Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka (India), The climate during November will be very pleasant with moderate temperature and clear sky. The green city is well connected by Road / Rail / Air. The airport is approximately 35 Km from the city. Arrangements for transportation and stay of delegates will be made on request.
Registration of interest:
To have further information on the conference please complete and return this form.Name
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Please indicate you are interested in:i. Attending the Conference
ii. Presenting a paper-oral/poster
iii. Theme Area
iv. Attending professional tour
v. Attending social events
vi. Trade exhibitions
vii. Sponsorship to the Conference
Please send all correspondence to:
The Chairman,
Organizing Committee,
International Conference on Horticulture (ICH-2009),
Dr. Prem Nath Agricultural Science Foundation,
No.9, 1st Cross, 1st Main, 1st Block,
Rajmahal Vilas Extension, 2nd Stage,
Bangalore 560 094, Karnataka State, India.
Tel No.: +91-80-2341 5188
Fax No.: +91- 80- 2351 1555
Email: pnasf@vsnl.net
Website: www.pnasf.org/news&events.htm
Date: 18.06. 2008
