Forest Honey, HealtH & nutrition SYMPOSIUM

Forest Honey, HealtH & nutrition SYMPOSIUM

September 19-20, 2011, Botanic Garden, Bogor, Indonesia

BaCKGrounD The Forest Honey, Health and Nutrition Symposium is organized by the Forest Honey Network Indonesia (JMHI), together with Dian Niaga Jakarta and in collaboration with Manilabased NTFP Exchange Programme South & Southeast Asia (NTFP-EP). The symposium aims to share up-to-date information on the nutrition and health benefits of Apis dorsata and Trigona spp. honey, pollen and propolis. Furthermore, the sharing will take place in the context of wider issues affecting forest honeys position as a specialty niche product.

sCHeDule Day 1 - September 19, 2011

8:00 8:30 8:35 8:45 9:10 9:40 10:05 10:30 10:45 Registration Heri Valentinus, JMHI coordinator, Pontianak - Welcoming Remarks Soesilawati Hadisoesilo, Pusat Litbang Hutan dan Konservasi, Bogor - Opening Remarks Mablu, Programme Coordinator Prakruti, Sirsi: Forest Honey in the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Johnny Utama, director Dian Niaga & Koen Verheyen, director AMWAY Indonesia: What consumers (and those in the trade) like to know about (forest) honey. Jenne de Beer, ISE Field Fellow, Manila: Different honeys, different issues: an overview. Pandu Hegde, Appiko, Karnataka: Honey laundering, the case of India. Coffee Break Leo Maria Robert and Suganthi Thangavel, Keystone Foundation, Kotagiri: Results of testing nutrient and pesticide residue values in Apis dorsata honey/pollen harvested in the Nilgiris; some words on traditional uses of honey in South India. Phung Huu Chinh, former Director of the Bee Research and Development Center (BRDC), Hanoi: Nutritional and health value of bee pollen, with explanation of best ways to handle and preserve. Plenum Lunch Introduction of afternoon issues and speakers Surendra Joshi, Chairman IHC Working Group for Asian bee honey, Kathmandu: Chemical characteristics of A. dorsata honey as compared to A. cerana and A. mellifera honey. Chanpen Chanchao, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Properties and antimicrobial activity of A. dorsata honey; anti-proliferative activity of Trigona laeviceps propolis on human cancer cells.

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Siti Amrah Sulaiman, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan: The potential health benefits of Tualang honey based on recent research findings Tea Plenum Closing Remarks - Maria Cristina Guerrero, Executive Director, NTFP-EP Manila/Depok ,

Day 2 - September 20, 2011

8:30 9:30 10:30 11:00 Wrap-up Conclusions Follow-Up Departure of Madhu Duniya participants to Ujung Kulon.

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