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DAKAR - SENEGAL
AAHC2020
ALL AFRICA HORTICULTURAL
CONGRESS
22-25 November, 2020
4 th
all africa
h ort i c ult ur a l c on g r e s s
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
4 t h A L L A F R IC A HORT I C U LT U R A L C ON G R E S S Dates: 22-25 November, 2020 Venue : King Fahd Palace, Dakar, Senegal Theme: TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATIONS IN HORTICULTURE The Executive Committee of the 4th AAHC, the Horticulture Cluster and the ISHS, invite you to the 4th meeting and scientific conferences of the All African Horticultural Congress (AAHC), to be held at the King Fahd Palace in Dakar, Senegal. The AAHC to be held for the first time in french speaking West Africa country, is a major event for the African and global scientific community in this sector. This 2020 edition will be a congress for exchanging knowledge and information, and for promoting innovations on the major challenges of horticulture in Africa. Beyond the new interest generated by agro-ecological approaches, this congress will strengthen the positioning of the West African countries, and of Senegal in particular, in the fields of research and scientific innovation in horticulture, the modernization of production and processing techniques for horticultural products, and the professionalization of a competitive sector that has all the assets to support the sustainable intensification of African agriculture. Languages The conference language will be English. Simultaneously English-French translation will be available during the plenary sessions. Abstract submission Abstracts must be submitted online at the ISHS website https://www.actahort.org/members/symposiar?nr=512 by March 31, 2020 (deadline for submission). A response will be provided by the Scientific Committee within one month following submission. The final full papers for publication in the Acta Horticulturae Proceedings of the IV All Africa Horticultural Congress must be submitted by 31 August 2020. Selection and notification process Abstracts shall not exceed 300 words. The abstract, in a single paragraph, should contain information on the objectives of the study, materials and methods, results, conclusion, and keywords (max 5). 2
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Oral Presentations
The presentation of scientific papers will be limited to 15 minutes each, including 3 minutes of discussion
for any clarification. All authors are invited to prepare their oral presentation using the PowerPoint format
available on the conference website: http://www.aahc2020.org/downloads/.
Posters
Presentation on posters will be made on a surface of 120 cm x 90 cm. All text shall be readable at a
distance of 2 m. Posters will be displayed as soon as their authors are registered at the congress venue
(Sunday evening or Monday morning), and will remain so throughout the Congress. During the special
poster session, one author at least shall be available to discuss the poster with participants.
Registration fees
July 1st to August 31st September 1st to
Before June 30th 2020 On site
2020 november 15th 2020
Category
XOF € XOF € XOF € XOF €
ISHS member 300 000 458 350 000 534 400 000 610 450 000 686
ISHS not member 400 000 610 450 000 686 500 000 763 550 000 839
Student 100 000 153 100 000 153 150 000 229 200 000 305
Accompanist 100 000 153 100 000 153 150 000 229 200 000 305
Visitor (1 day) 100 000 153 100 000 153
Member / Non-member of ISHS Student Daily visitor
• Access to all daily sessions
• Access to all sessions
• Access to the exhibition area
• Access to the exhibition area
• Access to all sessions • Congress kit
• Congress kit
• Access to the exhibition area • Coffee and lunch breaks
• Coffee and lunch breaks Accompanying person
• Congress kit
• One copy of the Congress Acta • Access to all sessions
• Coffee and lunch breaks
(Acta Horticulturae)
• Professional tour (half day) • Access to the exhibition area
• Professional tour (half day)
• Coffee and lunch breaks
• Gala dinner
• Professional tour (half day)
Students must provide a proof of registration, signed and stamped by the competent authorities of their
institution.
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Banking and foreign exchange
The currency in Senegal is in CFA Franc. Participants are encouraged to convert their respective currencies
in Euros or US dollars in order to facilitate exchange on the spot. Participants are strongly advised to take
out comprehensive medical and travel insurance to cover the possibility of unpredictable events.
Socio-cultural activities
The Gala Dinner will be held on Wednesday, 25 November, 2020. Professional excursions will be organised
in the afternoon of Tuesday, 24 November, 2020 (bus trip, lunch box included).
For the accompanying persons, full- or half-day sightseeing trips can be offered (Gorée Island, Pink Lake,
handicraft market, Keur Moussa monastery, etc.), please contact the congress local organizer (CLO) at your
earliest convenience.
Immigration and Visa requirements
Participants are invited to contact the Embassy of Senegal or the consular offices of their respective
countries for visa formalities. For participants from countries without an embassy in Senegal, please
contact the CLO to facilitate the visa process.
Airport reception
Foreign participants will arrive to Dakar at the Blaise Diagne International Airport. Participants will be
welcomed and transported from the airport to their respective hotels.
Congress program
Sunday 22/11/2020 Monday 23/11/2020 Tuesday 24/11/2020 Wednesday 25/11/2020
Official opening Keynote 3 Keynote 5
8:30 - 10:00
Group photo Keynote 4 Keynote 6
Opening of the 3 thematic symposia in 3 thematic symposia in
exhibition area parallel parallel
10:30 - 12:30
Keynote 1
T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3
Keynote 2
12:30 - 14:00 On-site lunch buffet Lunch box to take away On-site lunch buffet
3 thematic symposia in 3 professional field visits Poster Session
14:00 - 16:00
parallel in parallel
Check-in of registrants 5th AAHC nomination
T1 T2 T3
Set-up of booths ISHS Business Meeting
16:30 - 18:00 Poster installation 3 seminars with parallel 3 seminars with parallel
debate V1 V2 V3 debate
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
19:00 Welcome drinks Gala dinner
T : Symposium W : Seminar-debate V : Field visit
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Theme and sub-themes of the congress
TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATIONS IN HORTICULTURE
1. Nutrition and health (T1)
• Nutritional quality of fresh and processed horticultural products
- Fruit & vegetables imported and grown in Africa do they meet the nutritional needs of the
people?
- What public policies to encourage the consumption of fruit & vegetables in Africa?
• Making value of African horticultural species
- Characterization of the biodiversity of African vegetables & fruits
- What technological and / or commercial value addition for horticultural products?
• Food safety of fresh and processed horticultural products
- What sanitary quality of horticultural products grown in Africa (pesticide residues, parasitic
and bacterial contamination, etc.)?
- What quality of processed fruit & vegetables in Africa? (postharvest contamination, mycotoxin
management, ...)?
2. Environment and sustainable management of resources (T2)
• Climate change
- What are the effects of climate change on?
* The preservation of plant genetic resources at the scale of African regions?
* Invasive species (insect pests, birds, rats, herbs etc.)?
* The natural enemies of crop pests?
* Crop diseases?
* Horticultural markets?
- What is the contribution of horticulture to strengthen the resilience of family farms?
* What answers for adaptation to climate change?
* What answers for climate change mitigation?
• Agroecological transition
- What agroecological practices related to:
* Soil fertility?
* Water management?
* The management of genetic resources?
* Crop protection?
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- What criteria for measuring the sustainability of agroecosystems?
* Socioeconomic
* Agronomic
* Environmental
• Horticulture and innovative technologies
- What is the contribution to the development of horticulture in Africa?
* Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)?
* Big data management?
- What is the contribution to the development of horticulture in Africa?
* Mechanization?
* Robotics and automation?
* Renewable energies?
* Recycling processes?
3. Value chain analysis (T3)
• Productivity
- What are the effects on productivity of horticultural farms?
* Cost and access to inputs (seeds, plant protection products and agricultural equipment)?
* Cost and access to inputs (seeds, plant protection products and agricultural equipment)?
* Difficulties accessing agricultural finance?
• Competitiveness
- What are the effects on the competitiveness of horticultural holdings?
* Innovation in horticulture?
* More specifically the circular economy?
• Standardization and labeling
- Which certification systems for which norms or standards?
- Which labeling systems for which markets?
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