The 8th International Conference on Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (CIPAM 8) was hold from September 29th till October 4th, 2014 in Guadeloupe around the thema ” Innovations and traditions in the heart of Caribbean biodiversity”.
During 6 days, scientists, economic and institutional actors presented their works and exchanged around 5 themes, allowing to approach the development of the tropical and Caribbean plants under various aspects:
– biodiversity;
– traditional knowledges;
– innovatives techniques and the active ingredients;
– economic issues;
– legislation on products with aromatic and medicinal plants.
Animation P. BRENAC – thématique INNOVATIONS
A day was dedicated to dye plants and natural fibers. Numerous dye plants grow naturally on the Guadeloupe islands (indigos, logwood, bixa, noni, almond tree).
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The culture of indigo is one of the first that was introduced by the European colonists into the New World.
This preindustry, the production of which was intended for Europe workshops, developped in the whole of the Caribbean in the XVIIth and XVIIIth century and played a significant economic role. Vestiges of indigo farms are still visible. The indigo anil (Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.) and the frank indigo (Indigofera tinctoria L.) are two common species of indigo in the archipelago.
Patrick BRENAC was invited to present a conference on the theme: ” the constraints bound to the quality of tinctoriales raw materials “. It also was the opportunity to announce the creation, quite recent, of the company GREEN‘ING.
This session also included conferences of Dominique CARDON (History of tinctoriales plants: place of Guadeloupe), Tristan YVON (History of Marie Galante’s indigoteries) and Yves PELISSIER (natural Fibers of Guadeloupe: perspectives of exploitation).
During the closing gala of the symposium, took place a fashion show ” Colors of Guadeloupe “, presented by the students of the professional high school Chevalier Saint-Georges who made original works dyed with local dye plants of Guadeloupe. The fabrics were previously dyed in June under the supervision of Michel GARCIA.
Fashion show COULEURS DE GUADELOUPE
