{"id":17310,"date":"2026-06-20T12:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/african-horticultural-experts-to-meet-on-improving-livelihoods-through-horticulture\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:42:55","slug":"african-horticultural-experts-to-meet-on-improving-livelihoods-through-horticulture","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/african-horticultural-experts-to-meet-on-improving-livelihoods-through-horticulture\/","title":{"rendered":"African horticultural experts to meet on improving livelihoods through horticulture"},"content":{"rendered":"The Nigerian Society for Horticultural Sciences, under the aegis of the International Society for Horticultural Science (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ishs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>ISHS<\/u><\/a>) is hosting the 3rd All Africa Horticultural Congress (AAHC) on 7-12 August.\n\nThe workshop \u201c<em>Horticulture for improved livelihoods\u201d\u00a0<\/em>will be held at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IITA<\/a>, Ibadan, and is aimed at strengthening the voice of African agriculturists in their respective academic, research, and economic communities and industries.\n<div id=\"attachment_1061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC_2883.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1061 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC_2883.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of The AAHC conference will be held at the IITA-Ibadan campus.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1061\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The AAHC conference will be held at the IITA-Ibadan campus.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nThe event will bring together scientists involved in diverse horticultural endeavors in Africa; and provide a platform that will encourage a spirit of communication, collaboration, and sharing of knowledge for the benefit of Africa. It will include plenary speakers, who will share their expertise in their various fields, spanning biotechnology, climate change, pest and disease management, and gender, among others.\n\nThe\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/afrohort.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>AAHC<\/u><\/a>\u00a0is an initiative of the ISHS. It is a platform created to facilitate interaction among the different sectors of the horticulture industry in Africa, build synergies, and ultimately, unleash the underexploited potential of horticulture in Africa. The AAHC is held on rotational basis in the subregions of Africa. The first and second editions of the AAHC were held in Kenya and South Africa, respectively.\n\n\u201cWe look forward to renewing acquain\u00adtances with delegates from the previous Congress and taking the opportunity to make new friends!\u201d \u2013 The 3rd AAHC Organizing Committee.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Society for Horticultural Sciences, under the aegis of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) is hosting the 3rd All Africa Horticultural Congress (AAHC) on 7-12 August.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17311,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[2211],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[32],"news-type":[],"hub":[61],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[194],"class_list":["post-17310","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bulletin-no-2337horticulture","location-nigeria","hub-western-africa","item-year-194"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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