A four-day international conference on indigenous vegetables and legumes is being jointly organized by AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat), Bioversity International, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and the Global Horticulture Initiative, at Icrisat's Patancheru campus from December 12. | |
| More than 220 scientists working on indigenous vegetables and legumes are expected to participate in the conference, which is expected to create a forum of experts in the field of indigenous vegetable and legume research and development. |
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| This forum will develop strategies and work to promote the use of indigenous vegetables and legumes worldwide, ICrisat stated in a press release here on Wednesday. |
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| The technical sessions during the conference will include discussions on genetic conservation, biodiversity conservation, breeding and biotechnology for crop improvement, farming systems, seed production technologies, post-harvest processing, value addition, marketing, and the development of research strategies and policies. |
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