International Blackcurrant Conference

Copies of Presentations are available from the links below.

Towards Growing Global Initiatives

This conference aimed to strengthen world wide relationships for everyone affiliated with “Blackcurrants” from production through to consumption.

It is for anyone with an interest in greater industry enhancement through improved networking, heightened health awareness, world research and its coordination, marketing and long term industry impact and success.

Copies of the presentations are available (as a pdf document) from the links below.

A report of the conference will soon be available - please come back and check under "reports" from the menu above.

Any feedback can be emailed to conference08@blackcurrant.co.nz

Click on the links below to download a pdf document of the presentations.

• Nutrition and health claims on blackcurrants, Marina Heinonen (4.3mb), Marina's attendance made possible by the support of AGMARDT
• Blackcurrant Anthocyanin as a Functional Food Factor -Possibility of Preventing Metabolic Syndrome, Takanori Tsuda (1.9mb)
• The Visual Improvement Effect of Blackcurrant Anthocyanin intake, Hitoshi Matsumoto (1.3mb)
• Modulation of the intestinal microbiota: Modulation of the intestinal microbiota: The ability of AOCE “food product containing antioxidants with curing effects” and CAM30 “blackcurrant extract powder” to positively modulate key markers of gastrointestinal function markers of gastrointestinal function - Dr. Abdul L. Molan (292kb)
• Niche Marketing of Agricultural Products, Ron Cuthbert (143kb)
• Effective marketing strategies for fruit fruit or “What do we say to the customer”?, Sarah Calcutt (725kb)
• Blackcurrant: PomRedux, Jarrow Rogovin (6.3mb)
• Marketing the New Zealand Blackcurrant, Bill Floyd (2.0mb)
• Conference Objectives and Vision for Our Industry's Future, Jim Grierson (171kb)
• Next International Black Currant Conference, Svend Jensen (2.9mb)

The Inaugural Conference was held in the Garden City of Christchurch, New Zealand from the 18th to the 21st of November 2008.