Engaging in Opportunities for Horticulture and Horticultural Research and Knowledge -
Strengthening the Interaction DGG and ISHS
Ing. Jozef Van Assche, ISHS Executive Director in collaboration with
Dr. Norman E. Looney, ISHS President and Prof. Ian J. Warrington, ISHS Vice President
February 2010Hohenheim, Germany
The Growing The Growing Importance of Importance of HorticultureHorticulture
Telefood
UTF
GCP & GDCP
Support to Field Projects
TCP
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
African Horticulture on FAO’s Agenda
FAO Programme of Work and Budget
Regional Conference for Africa
Committee on Agriculture
Committee on Food Security
FAO Council and Conference
Support to national policies/programmes
National Governments
Intergovernmental Fora
NGOsIARCS
The Challenges The Challenges for and Response for and Response of the Scientific of the Scientific
CommunityCommunity
Individual MembersIndividual Members
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SectionsSections Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsMedicinal and Aromatic Plants Nuts and Mediterranean Climate FruitsNuts and Mediterranean Climate Fruits Ornamental PlantsOrnamental Plants Pome and Stone FruitsPome and Stone Fruits Citrus Citrus Root and Tuber CropsRoot and Tuber Crops Tropical and Subtropical FruitsTropical and Subtropical Fruits VegetablesVegetables Vine and Berry FruitsVine and Berry Fruits Banana and PlantainBanana and Plantain
CommissionsCommissions
The ISHS Scientific The ISHS Scientific StructureStructure
120 120 Working GroupsWorking Groups 10 crop-related 10 crop-related SectionsSections 14 discipline-related 14 discipline-related
CommissionsCommissions 30-50 30-50 International International SymposiaSymposia
per yearper year
All symposia published in All symposia published in Acta HorticulturaeActa Horticulturae®®
All Acta (>850) posted at All Acta (>850) posted at www.actahort.orgwww.actahort.org
>45.500 full text articles>45.500 full text articles
More than 200 Library More than 200 Library Subscriptions worldwideSubscriptions worldwide
>28.500 page views per >28.500 page views per day!day!
PublicationsPublications
www.pubhort.orgPubHortcrossroads of horticultural publications
Acta Horticulturae The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology Proceedings of the IPPS (Plant Propagators Society) Journal of the APS (Pomological Society) Proceedings of the ISMS (Mushroom Society) Proceedings of the ASP (Plasticulture Society) Fruits (CIRAD-EDP) Journal on Potato Research (EAPR) and soon... Southern African Fruit Journal?
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