8th - 10th October, 2025, Abuja.
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 16th edition of HerbFEST 2025, is themed ‘ Food as Medicine: Utilization and Sustainable Exploitation of African Medicinal Plants and Natural Products ’ with the following subthemes;
a. Importance of herbal medicine in our daily life.
b. Herbs and Spices of Commercial Interest.
c. Sustainable Harvesting and Conservation of Medicinal Plants.
d. Standardization and Quality Control of Herbal Medicines.
e. Intellectual Property Rights and Ethical Considerations.
***There will also be a session on Clinical dialogue on Patient Management..***
HerbFEST 2025 will hold as a hybrid event (a blend of virtual and physical seminar)
Where
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.
When
8th – 10th October, 2025
Have A Look At The
Event Schedule
Day 1
8th Oct, 2025
Opening ceremony
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory
Day 2
9th Oct, 2025
conveners
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory
Day 3
10th Oct, 2025
training/EXCURSION
BION Facility, Umuna, Imo state.
Meet
Our Speakers
Prof
Elaine
elizabetsky
prof
martins n.
ike-muonso
prof
elijah
sokomba
prof
maurice
iwu
pharm
titus t.
tile
tf
okujagu
dr ifeanyi
chukwunonso
okeke
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.
Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme (BDCP) is organizing the 16th edition of HerbFEST 2025, an annual regional, natural products expo and Africa’s premier herbs, health foods and natural products Conference, the theme for this year is “FOOD AS MEDICINE: UTILIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION OF AFRICAN MEDICINAL PLANTS AND NATURAL PRODUCTS” with the following sub-themes:
a. The Importance of Herbal Medicine in Our Daily Life.
b. Herbs and Spices of Commercial Interest.
c. Sustainable Harvesting and Conservation of Medicinal Plants.
d. Standardization and Quality Control of Herbal Medicines.
e. Intellectual Property Rights and Ethical Considerations.
HerbFEST 2025 will hold as a hybrid event (a blend of virtual and physical seminar) on the 8th -10th of October 2025 in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.
Venue
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.
HerbFEST 2025 will hold as a hybrid event (a blend of virtual and physical seminar) on the 8th -10th of October 2025 in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.
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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 2025 symposium will no doubt greatly enrich the event.