Opportunities for Horticulture and Horticultural Sciencein a Global Context

Ing. Jozef Van Assche, ISHS Executive Director in collaboration with

Dr. Norman E. Looney, ISHS President and Prof. Ian J. Warrington, ISHS Vice President

January 2010Bloemfontein, South Africa

Horticultural scientists study the biology, management and utilization of these high value plants and gain an appreciation of

how they can best serve humankind

Horticultural science has academic Department status within most Colleges of Agriculture around the world

The Growing The Growing Importance of Importance of HorticultureHorticulture

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Support to Field Projects

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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

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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.org

PubHortcrossroads 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) Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Horticolas Journal on Potato Research (EAPR) and soon... Southern African Journal of Plant

and Soil and/or Deciduous Fruit Journal?

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