Online training on sustainable development of tropical Special Agricultural Products

FAO Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) and the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) jointly organized online training sessions on a variety of agricultural products which have been selected for the OCOP initiative.

A concept note with the agenda and brief profiles of each presenter is available here.

Recordings of full training sessions:

Online training session 1 – presented on 28 November 2022, including cassava, sugarcane, chilli peppers and sweet cherries.

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Online training session 2 – presented on 29 November 2022, including banana, dates, jackfruit and mango.

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Online training session 3 – presented on 30 November 2022, including coffee, cocoa, coconut and tea.

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Presentations slides from the training sessions:

• Cassava– presented by Professor Ou Wenjun (Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, CATAS)
  
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• Sugarcane– presented by Dr. Zhengying Cao (Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, CATAS)
  
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• Chilli peppers – presented by Professor Ziji Liu (Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, CATAS)
  
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• Sweet cherry – presented by Associate Professor Jiawei Wang (Shandong Institute of Pomology)
  
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• Banana – presented by Professor Jingyang Li (Haikou Experimental Station, CATAS)
  
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• Palm dates – presented by Associate Professor Zhongliang Xu (Coconut research institute, CATAS)
  
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• Jackfruit – presented by Dr. Chunhe Gu (Spice and Beverage Research Institute, CATAS)
  
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• Mango – presented by Professor Aiping Gao (Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, CATAS)
  
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• Coffee – presented by Research Associate Chao Xue (Spice and Beverage Research Institute, CATAS)
  
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• Cocoa – presented by Research Associate Hongmei Fu (Spice and Beverage Research Institute, CATAS)
  
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• Coconut – presented by Professor Yaodong Yang (Coconut Research Institute, CATAS)
  
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• Tea – presented by Professor Xin Li (Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
  
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