China to host World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress

The 14th World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress will be held from 21-23 May 2010 in Beijing, and will include a scientific round table and an international dried fruit seminar, as well as gathering the traditional working groups for individual tree nuts. Issues explored in the sessions will range from finance and insurance to consumption trends and crop estimates. Keynote speeches will be themed around the host country, on the topics of doing business and China and the culture of Chinese medicine. The Congress is organised by the International Nut and Dried Fruit Foundation (INC).