Archive for 'Economics and Management'
Commission Economics and Management: Newsletter #10, July 2010
ISHS Commission Economics and Management Newsletter July 2010 (Newsletter #10) is available: http://www.ishs.org/science/
Posted: July 31st, 2010 under Announcements, Economics and Management.
Australia’s Wine Industry in Deep Crisis
Wine companies are being forced to close their businesses and abandon vineyards as demand for their product dries up. South Australia’s wine industry has plunged into a deep crisis that threatens to claim hundreds of jobs. Great Southern, Australia’s largest agricultural investor until it went into receivership in May, has announced it has shut the [...]
Posted: October 22nd, 2009 under Announcements, Economics and Management, Vine and Berry Fruits.
Canadian Governments Partner to Build New Markets for Horticulture Producers
Faster access to new plant varieties and processes will help horticulture producers remain innovative and competitive. The Governments of Canada and Ontario will invest $15.6 million in the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC) to coordinate and deliver commercialization opportunities to the horticulture sector. “Research and innovation are the keys to the competitiveness and profitability [...]
Posted: October 20th, 2009 under Economics and Management.
ISHS Best Doctoral Dissertation in Horticultural Economics and Management Award
The ISHS Commission, Horticultural Economics and Management is pleased to announce the introduction of an annual award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation in Horticultural Economics and Management. The International Society for Horticultural Science Best Dissertation Award is given to foster and disseminate research in Horticultural Economics and Management. It is presented annually to the person [...]
Posted: September 3rd, 2009 under Announcements, Economics and Management, Sections/Commissions.
ISHS Commission Economics and Management Newsletter: March 2009 number 7 available
The March 2009 issue (number 7) of the ISHS Commission Economics and Management Newsletter is now available for download from the ISHS Scientific Structure pages at www.ishs.org/science/
Posted: March 22nd, 2009 under Economics and Management, Newsletters.
Two ISHS Symposia in Thailand back on track again: June-July 2009
Two ISHS Symposia that were scheduled to be held in Bangkok, December 2008 had to be postponed because of problems in the Thailand capital. All is now well and the two Symposia will take place 28 June – 2 July 2009 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. June 28 – July 3, 2009, Chiang Mai (Thailand): V [...]
Posted: March 20th, 2009 under Economics and Management, ISHS Meetings, Research Training and Consultancy.
Acta Horticulturae 807, 808 and 809 available
Acta Horticulturae 807; International Symposium on Strategies Towards Sustainability of Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climate (ISBN 978-90-66057-31-9 ), Acta Horticulturae 808; II International Symposium on Tomato Diseases (ISBN 978-90-66057-11-1 ) and Acta Horticulturae 809; International Symposium on the Socio-Economic Impact of Modern Vegetable Production Technology in Tropical Asia (ISBN 978-90-66057-21-0 ) have just been [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2009 under Acta Horticulturae, Economics and Management, Plant Genetic Resources, Plant Protection, Plant Substrates and Soilless Culture, Protected Cultivation, Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climates, Tomato Diseases, Vegetables, Vine and Berry Fruits.
New date for Horticultural Research, Training, Extension & Horticultural Econmics and Management symposia
Two International ISHS Symposia initially scheduled to take place in Chiang Mai (Thailand) but that had to be postponed due to the November royalist demonstrations in Bangkok have been rescheduled to June 2009 as follows: June 28 – July 3, 2009, Chiang Mai (Thailand): V International Symposium on Horticultural Research, Training and Extension. Web: http://www.muresk.curtin.edu.au/conference/ishset [...]
Posted: December 23rd, 2008 under Economics and Management, ISHS Meetings, Research Training and Consultancy.
Thai protests affect two international ISHS symposia scheduled to take place in Chiang Mai
Two symposia scheduled to take place in Chiang Mai (Thailand) early December 2008 had to be cancelled due to the royalist anti-government protest movement currently paralysing all air traffic to and from Bangkok. The meetings affected are: December 7-11, 2008, Chiang Mai (Thailand): XVI International Symposium on Horticultural Economics and Management. Info: Peter J. Batt, [...]
Posted: December 1st, 2008 under Economics and Management, ISHS Meetings, Pome and Stone Fruits, Research Training and Consultancy.