International Seabuckthorn Forum was held on April 28, 2008 in Shanghai, China, which was sponsored by China Administration Center for Seabuckthorn Development, Ministry of Water Resource and co-sponsored by Organizing Committee of Second China International Nutritional Health Industry Exposition (Shanghai). The Forum intensively discussed the subjects on nutritional health of seabuckthorn, development of seabuckthorn products and international utilization of seabuckthorn. Nearly 100 representatives from Finland, Germany, Japan, India, Canada and China participated in the Forum. A lot of Chinese enterprises on seabuckthorn industry also attended the forum and showed their products at the same time.

Forum Hall

Forum Hall

Prof. Heikki Kallio and Prof. Shunguang Lu presided at the Forum in the morning

Dr. Thomas Moersel and Dr. Baoru Yang presided at the Forum in the afternoon

Prof. Yuanlin Tai (China), ISA President, delivered an opening speech “Innovating the seabuckthorn nutritious values, and developing the seabuckthorn health industry