Nepal Horticulture Society (NHS) is going to organize a National Horticulture Conference in near future (the date to be announced). The society would like to call papers for this conference on following topics. All interested individuals are requested to submit full paper (electronically also) to any of the following person latest by January 25, 2010.

NHS is planning to compile all the ideas and views presented in the papers and prepare a vision document for future horticulture development of the country. This will be the official voice of the society and will be submitted to the government for necessary action. In this regard, NHS expects the papers with critical analysis of past scenario and clear directions for future which could match with the changed political, technological and socioeconomic context of the country.

Contact persons for paper submission:

Dr. Umed Kumar Pun, General Secretary, NHS
(Email: umedpun@gmail.com)

Dr. Krishna Prasad Paudyal, Convener, Conference Organizing Committee
(Email: kppaudyal@yahoo.com)

Topics for paper

1. Prioritization and implementation of horticultural research in Federal Republic of Nepal.
2. Extension and knowledge dissemination system for effective reach to farmers in changing context.
3. International trade of horticultural products: role of public-private partnership
4. Impact of climate change on horticulture industry
5. Organizational reform in horticultural sector
6. Any other innovative ideas to develop horticultural industry in the country

Dr. Krishna P. Paudyal
(Secretary and Convener of Conference Organizing Committee, NHS