All Africa Horticultural congress: Grown Under the Sun at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. http://www.globalhort.org/news-events/all-africa-horticulture-congress/ Organized by the International Society for Horticultural Science and a local organizing committee.
Themes will address how horticultural crops are and shall continue to be naturally grown under the sun in Africa through:
1). Food Security and Food Safety
2). Humn Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle Horticulture
3). Environment and Natural Resources Management
4). Socio-economic Issues: Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation
5). International Trade: Opportunities and Challenges. The deadline for abstract submission is April 30, 2009. Information and Registration Secretariat: Violet Kirigua, KARI, email vokirigua@kari.org or Catherine Muia, FPEAK email info@fpeak.org