IHC Lisboa 2010

	S10 \| HORTICULTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT Welcome \| Scientific Committee \| Symposium Sponsor \| General Information Download final programme WELCOME In the context of the world food crisis and of planet-wide environmental concerns, horticulture can bring a decisive contribution to the growth of internal and external markets in developing countries. Horticultural crops generate high economic returns per unit of land, per drop of water and hour of labor. The value-addition to horticultural crops generates employment in the associated agri-businesses and further down the commodity chain from the producer to the consumer to a greater degree than any other agricultural crop. Thus horticulture production has a comparative advantage where farm size is small. Currently, horticulture production in developing countries is progressing by 12% per year. Horticulture is unique in that it directly addresses poverty and food security issues in both urban and rural areas of the developing world. The IHC2010 Symposium on Horticulture for Development will show how a strengthened horticulture sector can have a positive impact on all United Nations Millenium Development Goals. We hope to see you in Lisbon (Portugal) in August 2010. Kahane R., Wasilwa L. and Correia M. Conveners IHC2010 Horticulture for Development Symposium<7i>

	SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE CONVENERS Rémi Kahane, GlobalHort, Tanzania Lusike Wasilwa, Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya Manuel Correia, Portuguese Institute for Development Assistance, Portugal SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Isabel Alvarez, Research and Technology Development Service, FAO, Italy Beatriz Del Rosario, International Federation of Agricultural Producers, France Errol Hewett, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, New Zealand Anna Maria D'Onghia, IAM Mediterranean Institute of Agriculture Bari, Italy Zenaida Ganga, Asian Pacific Seed Association, Thailand Jethro Green, Caribbean Farmers' Association Network, West Indies Abdelhaq Hanafi, Univ. Hassan II Agadir, Morocco Jackie Hughes, World Vegetable Center, Taiwan Po-Yung Lai GlobalHort, Thailand Stephen Mbithi, Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya-Horticulture Council of Africa, Kenya Romaine Ramananarivo, Univ. Antananarivo, Madagascar Jan Siemonsma, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa, The Netherlands Julian Smith, Central Science Laboratory, UK
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	GENERAL INFORMATION The Symposium will be held at the Lisboa Congress Centre as part of the 28th International Horticulture Congress, a world conference on horticultural sciences. Symposium participants must register to the Congress and will have full access to the Congress activities and scientific programme. Contacts IHC Lisboa 2010 Secretariat for Scientific Programme 28th International Horticulture Congress Instituto Superior de Agronomia Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal Tel. +351 961 068 237 / Fax. +351 214 411 797 Email: info@ihc2010.org / Web: www.ihc2010.org