About 500 participants from 30 countries came together under the theme “Green, Hope, Health and Share” to learn about the latest developments and to discuss the future of the international macadamia industry. The program included round tables and presentations on the history of Yunnan’s macadamia history, driving forces in the Chinese macadamia industry, high altitude production, orchard management, nursery production, pest management, post-harvest processing, breeding, health and nutrition, market opportunities and new technologies.
Mr. Michael Waring, INC Vice Chairman, gave a keynote presentation with global nut industry statistics, and chaired the round table “International Industry Overview”, which featured experts from the macadamia sector from China, Australia, South Africa, Kenya, USA, Brazil, Vietnam, Malawi, Mexico and Guatemala.