Autor: Moshe A. Flaishman

Uygun Aksoy obtained her MSc. and Ph. Degrees at Ege University, Turkey. Being located in the center of the world»s main fig production region, Aegean, she started working on figs with her Ph D. thesis. In addition to her permanent position at Ege University, she lectured at Masters Degree Course on Mediterranean Organic Agriculture in the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (Italy) between 2000 and 2015. She is an honorary member of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and initiated the Fig WG in 1998. She is a member of the science related committees of the Foundation of the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council and worked closely with the stakeholders related to Codex Alimentarius and UN/ECE standards. Currently, she leads monitoring and training projects on mycotoxins in figs and works for the development of organic agriculture and sustainable farming systems.