95/12/01 Netherlands Expertise Centre for Tropical Apicultural Resources (NECTAR) in cooperation with Utrecht University, organises: NECTAR SYMPOSIUM ON HARVEST, COMPOSITION, PROCESSING, STORAGE AND MARKETING OF HONEY IN TROPICAL APICULTURAL SYSTEMS Location: International Congress Centre Utrecht (Koninklijke Nederlandse Jaarbeurs), Beatrix Gebouw, Jaarbeursplein, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Date: Monday 18 December 1995, starting at 08:30. The objective of the NECTAR symposium on tropical honey, to be held in Utrecht at 18 December 1995, is to bring together existing information on major aspects of honey production in tropical beekeeping. We would like to deal specifically with harvest, processing, quality control, and marketing. NECTAR has realised that there is little information available about these aspects of tropical apiculture. This NECTAR activity should be a contribution to the development of tropical apiculture. The information brought together by this meeting should be useful for, and be made available to, people working in the practical field of tropical beekeeping. It is particularly important that the local beekeepers can benefit from this. NECTAR would like to invite as participants mainly persons and institutions involved in (the development of ) tropical apiculture and, if possible, specialists in different fields related to tropical honey. Honey importers and distributors are also welcome. The programme of the meeting will consist of the presentation of technical papers by a number of specialists on specific technical topics, with discussion. It is an objective of the event that these contributions are published afterwards and that this book serves as a compilation of the aspects concerning tropical honey as mentioned above. Ebtrtsance fee: NLG. 45, including coffee. This entrance fee to be paid upon arrival at the Conference Centre. Arrangements for housing and meals are made by the participants themselves. Utrecht has many good and medium-priced hotels (Holyday Inn and Scandic Crown are just next-door to the Conference Centre). Hotel reservations can be made through: vvv Utrecht, Vredenburg 90, 3511 BD Utrecht (post address: Postbox 19107, 3501 DC Utrecht) tel. 06-34-03.40.85; fax: 00-31-30- 233.14.17 =voor NECTAR, Dr. Marinus J. Sommeijer Bee Research Dept., Utrecht University P.O.Box 80.086 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands Phone Office: +31-30-2535425; Residence +31-30-2734821; Fax +31-30-2720192 Email address: [log in to unmask] PROGRAMME: 0830 INSTALLATION INTRODUCTION 08:45 M.J. Sommeijer, UU, Netherlands Introduction, objectives of this NECTAR activity 09:00 E. Crane, Hon. Presid. IBRA, UK Introducing outstanding problems with tropical honeys not present in temperate-zone honeys 09:30 COFFEE BREAK HARVEST TECHNIQUES IN RELATION TO QUALITY OF PRODUCTS 10:00 M. Mutsaers, Netherlands Honey harvesting and processing techniques in Africa 10:25 K. Aidoo, Ghana Honey quality and marketing in Ghana 10:50 D. Kihwele, Tanzania Honey production systems, incl. for stingless bees, Quality control and Marketing in Tanzania 11:15 Carlos Echazaretta, UADY, Mexico Apiculture in the States of the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico: production, marketing and export 11:40 H. Arce, CINAT/UNA, Costa Rica Honey production in tropical America, effects of Africanised Honeybee invasion in Central America 12:05 LUNCH COMPOSITION AND QUALITY CONTROL 13:05 R.W.K. Punchiheva, Sri Lanka Drying High Moisture Honey in Sri Lanka 13:30 HUYNH, Tuyet Ms.; Vietnam Composition and quality of honey from Vietnam 13:55 M. Shrestha, Nepal/ J.D.Kerkvliet, Food Insp. Service, Netherlands Basic requirements for quality control of tropical honey 14:20 S.K. Komolafe, Nigeria Medicinal use of honey in Nigeria; values of African honeys 14:45 L.L.M. de Bruijn, UU, Netherlands Composition and properties of honey from stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponinae) 15:10 TEA BREAK MARKET FOR BEE PRODUCTS 15:35 DINH Tam, Vietnam/V. Mulder, Netherlands Marketing honey from various honeybee species in SE-Asia 16:00 JosHarmsen,Max Havelaar/TransFairSeal, Switzerland/Netherlands Possiblities and conditions concerning marketing tropical honey through Max Havelaar/TransFairSeal 16:25 Andrew Matheson, Director IBRA U.K. World market in relation to tropical honey 16:50 J. Beetsma, President NECTAR, LUW, Netherlands Concluding remarks, summary of major technical and economic limitations and perspectives 17:00 CLOSURE Organizing committee: W.J. Boot R. Elsendoorn P. Francke E.J. Robberts M.J. Sommeijer R. de Vries Entrance fee: 45 NLG Sponsors: Netherlands' Minister for Development Co-operation and Utrecht University prgr. dd.: 95/12/6 Please note my new EMAIL ADDRESS: [log in to unmask]