SEA BUCKTHORN: Future of a wonder plant for Europe and Asia

19th September 2007, 4-6 p.m. at the Representation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen to the EU

In the frame of the European project EAN-SEABUCK, the center of technology transfer ttz Bremerhaven (project coordinator) and the company NIG Nahrungs-Ingenieurtechnik GmbH are organizing an informative seminar in Brussels.

The seminar will present the outcomes of the EAN-SEABUCK network and the important role of Sea Buckthorn in Europe as a high valuable raw material for the food, cosmetic, nutraceuticals and pharma industry; and in less developed countries in 3 main aspects:

• Environmental protection: combat of erosion by wind and water, degraded soils
• Poverty reduction in rural areas: employment alternatives for less developed and climatically disadvantaged remote rural areas, additional income and slowing down migration into big cities.
• Vitamin supply and support of healthy nutrition in such areas

This seminar is addressed to representatives from organizations working on the field of agriculture, food, environmental protection, international cooperation and development. This includes the European Commission (DG agricultural and rural development, environment, research; the cooperation office EuropeAid) as well as development organizations (FAO, UN, UNDP, UNESCO, Worldbank), since Sea Buckthorn is gaining importance in less developed and new industrilising countries. The seminar might be of interest for other organizations (ENVI AGRI, DEVE or JTRE Comittees) and even representatives of New Independent States in Brussels.

Are you interested in attending? You can register until the 7th September. Just send us an email to the address below:
ttz Bremerhaven: Maria Hermoso: mhermoso@ttz-bremerhaven.de