Meeting Newz - 7th World Potato Congress, March 2009, Christchurch
The humble spud was on everyone's lips - and plates - as
Christchurch demonstrated its prowess at organising major
international conferences by hosting the 7th World
Potato Congress.
The humble spud was on everyone's lips - and plates - as
Christchurch demonstrated its prowess at organising major
international conferences by hosting the 7th World
Potato Congress.
The four-day event was organised by Lincoln University's
conference team and held in Christchurch's purpose-built Convention
Centre. It attracted more than 500 delegates, including potato
growers, scientists, marketers, nutritionists and hospitality
industry experts from nearly 50 countries.
Nourishing Our Future was the central theme of the Congress,
which was officially hosted by Potatoes New Zealand, the
organisation which represents the country's 300 potato growers.
During the course of the congress the latest world developments in
crop management were reviewed and environment and energy issues,
food and non-food processing, consumer trends and food safety and
quality were discussed.
It was the first time the Congress has been held in the South
Pacific and organisers had just 14 months to plan it after the city
originally chosen to host the congress, Paris pulled out at the end
of 2006.
Christchurch was chosen as the replacement venue because of its
many contrasting amenities and the quality of it add-on-tours and
partner programmes which allowed delegates to make the most of
their chance to explore Canterbury and the South Island.
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