India hosted the ‘World Neem Conference’ in 1993 and been sustained through various
consultative meetings and networking of programmes organized by South Australia
organized another international conference in 1996.
Two comprehensive compilations on the
multifaceted researches involving diverse
disciplines of science were done by
Jacobson and Tiwari. The latter incorporated
the work on forestry and related disciplines
also. Both these books are highly
informative, covering several areas of neem
research and development.
The National Research Council of USA has
given an excellent account of this tree in their
publication ‘Neem : A tree for solving global
problems’. Most of the key areas of current
interests have been well highlighted.
The interest of the international community
has been sustained through various
consultative meetings and networking of
programmes organized by South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC); East West Center Honolulu, USA;
the International Rice bioactivity against plant
pests and on deeper probes into the
chemical nature of the bioactive
materials.Research Institute, Manila,
Philippines. The primary focus in various
international conferences has been on
bioactivity against plant pests and on deeper
probes into the chemical nature of the
bioactive materials.