ACORBAT 2010
Medellín, Colombia
8-12 November, 2010
The XIX International Meeting of the Association for the Research Cooperation and Comprehensive Development of the Banana and Plantain (ACORBAT), will take place at Plaza Mayor International Convention Center in the city of Medellín, Colombia 8-12 November, 2010.
Website: www.acorbat2010.com

I International ISHS Symposium on Tropical Horticulture
Kingston, Jamaica
22-26 November, 2010
Symposium website: http://ocs.mona.uwi.edu/ocs/index.php/th/th1
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The 3rd Agronomy Day on Organic Bananas
Tumbes, Peru
24 & 25 November, 2010
The Regional Direction of Agriculture of Tumbes, Peru, through the agricultural agency, Corrales, is organizing the following event: The 3rd Agronomy Day on Organic Bananas grown in Tumbes to take place the 24 & 25 November 2010. This event is intended to strengthen the technical capacity of small-producers associations, who are currently exporting to countries in Europe and the U.S.

For more information please contact:
Ing. César Martín Seminario Borrero ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
Director de la Agencia Agraria Corrales - Tumbes.
Direccion Regional de Agricultura – Tumbes

Global Conference on Meeting the challenges in banana and plantain for emerging biotic and and abiotic stresses
Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
10-13 December 2010
Topics covered: conservation technologies, genetic resource management and improvement, Biotechnological advances for conservation and use, strategies for sustainable production technologies, integrated plant health management, post-harvest management, national and international trade and international cooperation.
For more information:
General information: PDF (667 Kb)
Committees: PDF (340 Kb)
Workshops: PDF (383 Kb)
Call for papers: PDF (434 Kb)
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XIX Plant & Animal Genome Conference
San Diego, California, USA
8-12 January, 2011
Conference website: http://www.intl-pag.org/17/17-future.html

XVIII International Botanical Congress
Melbourne, Australia
23-30 July, 2011
Congress website: http://www.ibc2011.com/
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ISHS-ProMusa symposium Bananas and Plantains: Toward sustainable global production and improved uses Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil 10-14 October 2011 ProMusa, the Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and Bioversity’s Plantain and Banana Research and Development Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (MUSALAC) have the pleasure to announce the “International ISHS-ProMusa Symposium: Bananas and Plantains - Toward sustainable global production and improved uses” to be held in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, 10-14 October 2011. Symposium website: http://www.promusa.org/symposium_2011

XX Plant & Animal Genome Conference
San Diego, California, USA
7-11 January, 2012
Conference website: http://www.intl-pag.org/17/17-future.html

II International Symposium on Biotechnology of Fruit Species
Nelson, New Zealand
26-30 March, 2012
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VII International Symposium on Mineral Nutrition of Fruit Crops
Chanthaburi, Thailand
19-25 May, 2012
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V International ISHS Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits
Guangzhou, China
18-22 June, 2012
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