International Symposium on Indigenous Vegetables
18-20 August 2014
Brisbane, Australia
Organized & hosted by:
- AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center
- International Society for Horticulture Science Vegetables Section, Working Group on Underutilized Plants, Commission on Plant Genetic Resources (ISHS)
There is an urgent global need to diversify agricultural systems to improve human nutrition through better balanced diets and to achieve more resilient, profitable and sustainable livelihoods for smallholder producers and marketers. Indigenous vegetables are in many cases highly nutrient-dense in vitamins and minerals. Thus they are powerful tools in the battle against malnutrition and noncommunicable diseases worldwide, particularly in the Pacific Islands, Africa and Asia, where poor dietary choices have led to critically high human health costs to society. Investment in this area can bring much higher rates of return than in conventional staples.
Conference website: http://www.ihc2014.org
Symposium updates: http://www.ihc2014.org/symposium_13.html
TOPICS
1. Germplasm and seed systems
2. Sustainable production for more resilient systems
3. Postharvest and commercialization
4. Nutrition and consumption
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Abstract submission: 1 November 2013
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