12 - 14 october, 2023, owerri

A Natural Product expo/symposium that promotes the use of Natural Products, herbal medicine, complementary and alternative medicine.

A Natural Product Expo

About The Event

The overall goal of HerbFEST is to showcase our achievements, research results, rich biodiversity and investment opportunities to the world and enhance the patronage/recognition, productive capacity and income status of small producers.

It is designed to provide an interactive platform for scientists, traditional healers, and natural products manufacturers to review developments in herbal medicinal products.

The 14th edition of HerbFEST 2023, is themed “MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT” with the following sub-themes:

Diminishing plants genetic resources of Nigeria.
African traditional medicine standards as a tool for economic development.
Conservation of medicinal plants.
Role of herbal medicine and medicinal plants in primary healthcare.

***There will also be a session on Clinical dialogue on phytotherapy.***

HerbFEST 2023 will hold as a hybrid event (a blend of virtual and physical seminar)

Where

Concord Hotel, Off Port Harcourt
Road, Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria.

When

12 – 14 October, 2023

Days

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Event Schedule

Day 1

12 Oct, 2023

Opening ceremony

Concord Hotel, Owerri, Imo state

Day 2

13 Oct, 2023

conveners

Concord Hotel, Owerri, Imo state

Day 3

14 Oct, 2023

training/EXCURSION

BION Facility, Umuna, Imo state.

Meet

Our Speakers

Prof.
Kasim
Musa
wazriri

Prof.
Martins
Emeje

Prof.
Baderinwa
sunday
adewale

tf
okujagu

Prof.
ibrahim
hussani
doko

doctor
Christopher
okunji

A Few Words

About Our Organizer

Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme (BDCP) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental, knowledge based organization dedicated to sustainable utilisation and conservation of biological resources.

Founded in Nigeria in 1991,

the organization has country programmes and offices in several countries in Africa as well as a Washington DC office in the United States.

BDCP’s focus is on sustainable utilization and conservation of biological resources through innovative management and technical support for grass-roots sustainable development projects with special emphasis on projects that promote health,

sustain biodiversity, utilize natural products and support traditional healers. Traditional healers, a major custodian of the biodiversity and ethnomedicinal knowledge, are integrated into all projects, resulting in truly unique grass roots efforts.

The result of this work has been the creation of a successful drug development and biodiversity conservation programmes, where reciprocity and capacity building are central to the process.

Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme (BDCP) is organizing the 14th edition of HerbFEST 2023, an annual regional, natural products expo and Africa’s premier herbs, health foods and natural products Conference, the theme for this year is “MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT” with the following sub-themes:

Diminishing plants genetic resources of Nigeria.
African traditional medicine standards as a tool for economic development.
Conservation of medicinal plants.
Role of herbal medicine and medicinal plants in primary healthcare.

***There will also be a session on Clinical dialogue on phytotherapy.***

HerbFEST 2023 will hold as a hybrid event (a blend of virtual and physical seminar) on the 19th -21st of October 2023 in Owerri, Imo state.

Venue

CONCORD HOTEL

Concord Boulevard, Off Port Harcourt
Road, Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria.

HerbFEST 2023 will hold as a hybrid event (a blend of virtual and physical seminar) on the 12th -14th of October 2023 in Owerri, Imo state.

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This year’s symposium will focus on African medicinal plants, their ethnomedical uses and potential therapeutic applications in the management of various diseases.

Your participation at the HerbFEST 2023 symposium will no doubt greatly enrich the event.