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• Promoting horticultural research for development
• A program of grants for horticultural research
• A knowledge hub for dispersed cooperating horticultural communities
• Facilitating horticultural training, education and capacity building

News Feature

GlobalHort Holds Third Board Meeting in Paris May 26-27 

GlobalHort held its annual meeting with an expanded staff in place since the last Board meeting in Hong Kong in December, 2007.  Jerry Miner, Webmaster and Communication Officer, started his one-year contract in January, 2008.  Juergen Anthofer, Portfolio Manager, began his 2-year contract in June.   Prof. Po-Yung Lai is about to start his temporary one-year assignment as Portfolio Officer in July.  There have been changes in Board management.  Also, there will be a major announcement at the end of August when GlobalHort will become an independent international organization when its statutes have been approved by the Belgian Court.  With full-staff on board, an independent status pending and stable management in place, GlobalHort will soon be in a better position to meet its mandate and objectives. 

The Board Meeting in Paris was opened by the Acting Chair, Giles Saint-Martin.  In his address he asked a very important and challenging question, “In the scope of the present food crisis, how can we commit GlobalHort at a higher political level so that horticultural issues become more visible?”   This question set the stage for a very profitable and stimulating two days of discussion... read more