Abstract Book of INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HORTICULTURE (ICH-2009)

Preface From the Editorial Committee ICH-2009 Committees Programme of ICH-2009 Thematic Programme Coordination Committee Abstracts i. General Technical Session ii. Theme area-I: Technological Domain Technical Session 1.1: Improved Crops Technical Session 1.2- Crop Management Technical Session 1.3- Crop Protection Technical Session 1.4- Underutilized Crops Technical Session 1.5- Crop Diversification Technical Session 1.6- Seed and Planting Materials Technical Session 1.7- Post Harvest Management Technical Session 1.8- Organic Farming iii. Theme Area-II: Institutional and Policy Support: Socio Economic Domain Technical Session 2.1- Technology Generation, Transfer and Utilization: Examination of Three Sub Systems Technical Session 2.2- Screening Technologies for Horticultural Development in Socio-Economic and Agro-Economic and Agro-climatic perspectives Technical Session 2.3- National Agriculture Policy, Programmes and Economic Growth Technical Session 2.4- Food, Nutrition and Health Security iv. Theme area-III: Marketing and Supply Chain Management Technical Session3.1- Marketing and Supply – Chain Management Technical Session 3.2- Strategies for Value Addition: Employment and Income Generation to Farmers v. Memorial Lecture-I vi. Memorial Lecture-II vii. Theme Area – IV: Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) viii. Theme Area-V: Seminar-Challenges and opportunities in Horticulture ix. Theme Area VI: Plenary Session-Future Thrusts x. Valedictory Session FAO- HORTIVAR Training Programme Author Index

Proceedings of INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HORTICULTURE (ICH-2009)

Preface Editorial Note ICH Committees Proceedings Introduction Theme Areas Objectives Participants and Sessions Major Recommendations Food Security through Increased Production Nutrition and Health Security through Adequate / Balanced Consumption of Horticultural Crops Livelihood Security through Employment and Income Generation Horticulture Growth and Employment generation Horticultural Research, Education and Extension Policy Issues Session-wise Proceedings and Recommendations Theme Area – I: Technological Domain Theme Area – II: Institutional And Policy Support-SociEconomic Domains Theme Area – III: Producer Consumer Domain Theme Area –IV: Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) Theme Area V: Seminar –Challenges and Opportunities in Horticulture Full Papers Presented 44-2426 List of Papers Full Papers Theme area-I: Technological Domain General Technical Session Technical Session 1.1: Improved Crops Technical Session 1.2: Crop Management Technical Session 1.3: Crop Protection Technical Session 1.4: Underutilized Crops Technical Session 1.5: Crop Diversification Technical Session 1.6: Seed and Planting Materials Technical Session 1.7: Post Harvest Management Technical Session 1.8: Organic Farming Theme Area-II: Institutional and Policy Support : SociEconomic Domain Technical Session 2.1: Technology Generation, Transfer and Utilization: Examination of Three Sub Systems Technical Session 2.2: Screening Technologies for Horticultural Development in Socio-Economic and Agro-Economic and Agro-climatic perspectives Technical Session 2.3: National Agriculture Policy, Programmes and Economic Growth Technical Session 2.4: Food, Nutrition and Health Security Theme area-III: Producer –Consumer Domain Technical Session 3.1: Marketing and Supply – Chain Management Technical Session 3.2: Strategies for Value Addition: Employment and Income Generation to Farmers Theme Area – IV: Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) Memorial Lectures Other Activities FAand PNASF HORTIVAR Training Programme PNASF Gold Medal Award and ICH Awards List of Registered Delegates of ICH-2009 Author Index Photo Session

Souvenir of the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HORTICULTURE (ICH-2009)

Messages Institutional Profiles Dr. P.N. Agricultural Science Foundation (PNASF), Bangalore. Vegetable Science International Network (VEGINET), Bangalore. University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore. Guet Papers i. Horticulture and Health: Ancient and Medieval Views by Prof. Jules Janick ii. Emerging Role of Horticulture in Nutrition Security and Health Improvement by Dr. Janice Albert iii. Integrated Horticulture and Nutrition Development : Lessons Learnt from FAO Projects by Dr. Biplab K. Nandi and Lalita Bhattacharjee iv. Urban Agriculture for Food Security by Dr. Abdul Kobakiwal v. Contribution of Horticulture and Homestead Food Production to Household Food and Nutrition Security and Decreased Anemia Among Young Children- Lessons Learned from Scaling-up Programs in Asia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal and Philippines) Mr. Aminuzzaman Talukder vi Changing Patterns of Economic Growth, Consumption and Food Security: Examining India’s Experience in a Global Context by Dr. Keith Wiebe. vii. Growth of Agriculture- Horticulture Sectors and Livelihood Security by Dr. S. Bisaliah viii.Nutrition Awareness through School Children by Dr. Prem Nath ix. Promotion of Rural Women Self Help Group through Dairy Development Project (PNASF/SUN/WD-SHC/2005) by Dr. O.P. Dutta Memorial Lectures Late Dr. B.P. Pal Memorial Lecture by Prof. Jules Janick Late Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Memorial Lecture by Dr. Keith Weibe Programme Chart ICH-2009 Committees List of Participants Profile Advertisement Advertisement