The Symposium will be held on 24-27 October 2016 in Antalya, Turkey and will be organized by the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies in collaboration with the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project (GEF/UNEP/FAO) and BFN Turkey.
The scientific program will cover all aspects related to the conservation of wild edibles: herbs and fruits, edible wild mushrooms and insects, as well as wild medicinal and aromatic plants.
BEWS2016 will provide a scientific platform for sharing ideas and lessons learned on the conservation and use of wild edibles as well as raise awareness of the results and experiences of BFN Turkey. Results of ethnobotanical studies will be presented and the use of biodiversity for food and nutrition explored. Other topics include the sustainable utilization of wild edibles, their cultivation and nutritional value, processing and post-harvest technologies, molecular, chemical and morphological characterization, as well as broad consultations on health, diets and the economic and marketing value of wild edibles.
The Symposium, organized in one of Turkey’s most beautiful and historic cities, also offers a rich program for informal social interaction, including a welcome reception, gala dinner, congress tour and a closing ceremony. We hope to see you on 24-27 October 2016 in Antalya.
Topics
Abstracts are currently being accepted for BEWS2016. Topics covered include, but are not limited to:
1.Biodiversity and foods
2.Conservation and protection of wild edible diversity
3.Sustainable utilization of wild edibles
4.Nutritional value of wild edibles
5.Processing and post-harvest technologies linked to wild edible foods
6.Molecular-chemical-morphological characterization of wild edibles
7.Cultivation and domestication of wild edibles (incl. tissue culture techniques)
8.Ethnobotany of wild edibles
9.Health, diets and wild edibles
10.Bioeconomy (economic value) of wild edibles
11.Economics of diversification
Editorial Contact ;
Dr. Saadet Tuğrul Ay (Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute)
Mediterreanen Region Project Coordinator (GEF/UNEP/FAO Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project)
saadet@bews2016.com
Organization by Interline Tourism
Hülya Çiftçi (Coordinator)
Phone:(+90) 312 425 11 88 – Fax:(+90) 312 425 55 70
hulya@interlinetour.com
CONGRESS SECRETARIAT
Ayfer ŞAHİN (General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies)
Fırat AYAS (Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute)
Kadriye YÜKSEL (Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute)
E-Mail: secretariat@bews2016.com
