The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines (BPI), and the PhilFruits Association, Inc. (PFA) are jointly organizing the International Symposium on Tropical Fruits: Towards Sustainable Fruit Production and Global Food Security (ISTF2016) on 29 August-03 September 2016 in Davao City, Philippines.
The symposium aims to discuss different sustainable fruit production techniques that would help ensure global food security. The latest advances in research and development and policy making will also be discussed. Moreover, the symposium will provide the latest information to improve the knowledge of participants and stakeholders.
The highlights of the symposium include plenary sessions, technical papers, poster exhibits, and a field trip. We are cordially inviting researchers, growers, policy makers, traders, associations, institutions, and students to attend the symposium.
Interested parties may submit technical papers for oral and poster presentations on various fruits christian@itfnet.org for international participants or lilianf.patena@yahoo.com for local participants. Symposium topics include:
– Health and Nutrition
– Sustainable Fruit Production and Management
– Crop Diversification, Germplasm Collection, and Varietal Improvement
– Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
– Climate Change Mitigation
– Organic Fruit Farming
– Crop Protection
– Postharvest Technologies, Product Development, and Utilization
– Agribusiness, Economics, Marketing, and International Trade
– Policy Interventions, Extension, and Promotion
Registration fees
Registration fees will include the Symposium kit, agri-eco tour, and food.
| International Participants (non-TFNet member) | USD 300 |
| International Participants (TFNet member) | USD 250 |
| Philippine Participants | USD 100 |
To register, please go to http://www.itfnet.org/istf2016/registration.php or contact the following:
For international participants, contact:
– Ms. Hariyatul Asni (hariyatul@itfnet.org), +60
For Philippine participants, contact:
– Dr. Marilyn Romaquin (marromaquin_gradschool@yahoo.com), +639177239054/ (036)2675801
– Mr. Danilo Dannug (naranja12@yahoo.com), +6309985656252.
– Ms. Rose Tesorero (rose_tesorero@yahoo.com)
Sponsorship packages
For more information on our sponsorship packages, kindly visit http://www.itfnet.org/istf2016/sponsorships.php.
For more information, visit our website at www.itfnet.org/istf2016