Tunisian Journal of Plant Protection Vol. 8, No. 1, 2013 - Iresa

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Registrationincludes:Accommodation (4 nights), breakfast,lunches, dinners, refreshment breaks,registration kit.Post Congress Tour to Famous TouristSites in Monastir, Mahdia and El Jem, forone day (optional with limited places).$50 USD (70 TND) (Travel + Food + Siteseeing Tickets, etc.).INTERNATIONAL SHORT COURSEON ALLELOPATHY (ISCA):Registration Fees (Foreigners):Scientists: 300 USD, Students: 250 USDRegistration Fees (Tunisian): Scientists:300 TND, Students: 250 TNDRegistration Deadline: December 31 th ,2013.-------------Tunisian Journal of Plant Protection Vol. 8, No. 1, 2013
ReportonInternational Symposium on Crop Protection Management inMediterranean Organic AgricultureSousse, Tunisia, May 14 - 16, 2013Organic Agriculture hasexperienced a rapid expansion in recentyears, with continued growth globally andin the Mediterranean region, where itoffers sustainable developmentopportunities and initiatives. Cropprotection is of major concern for thesuccessful management of organic farmsand is considered as one of the mostchallenging tasks that organic farmers arefacing. Both yield and quality can beseverely affected by pests and diseases,even if available preventive measureshave been accurately applied. Thedevelopment of ecologically soundcontrol methods against pest and diseasesis therefore a necessary part of organicresearch agendas.Some 100 researchers from 14countries (Albania, Algeria, Belgium,Egypt, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Jordan,Morocco, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Syria,and Tunisia) participated in theSymposium ‘Crop protectionmanagement in Mediterranean OrganicAgriculture’, which was jointly organizedby the Technical Center of OrganicAgriculture, Tunisia (CTAB), theInternational Society of OrganicAgriculture Research (ISOFAR) and theMediterranean Organic AgriculturalNetwork (MOAN).The organizers succeeded incompiling an attractive scientificprogram, which included about 30 oralpresentations and over 40 posters alltargeted on finding sustainable solutionsfor crop protection problems in organicplant production.The event started with aremarkable speech given by the Chief ofCabinet of the Minister of Agriculture ofTunisia. In his speech, the Chief of theCabinet confirmed that organicagriculture fits well in the nationalstrategy, which is based on selfsufficiencyin basic foodstuff, exportpromotion, protection of the environmentand improvement of farmer’s income. Inthis context, organic agriculture plays animportant role by offering products ofhigh quality while simultaneouslypreserving the ecological balance.Furthermore, the Chief of Cabinetmentioned that the Tunisian Governmentactively supports the development oforganic agriculture, by theimplementation of a national committee,a general direction and regional directionsfor organic agriculture, a technical centerof organic agriculture, etc.... Training ofTunisian Journal of Plant Protection Vol. 8, No. 1, 2013
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