9th International Conference of the Society for Medicinal Plants and Economic Development
Medicinal Plants: Innovations for Health, Climate, and Sustainability
26-28 August 2025
Kopanong Hotel & Conference Centre
Johannesburg
2016
Date: 14-17 August
Venue: Kopanong Hotel and Conference Center, Johannesburg, South Africa
Theme: Medicinal Plants for Economic Development
2017
Date: 27-30 August
Venue: Birchwood Hotel and OR Conference Centre, Johannesburg- South Africa
Theme: Medicinal Plants for Economic Development
2018
Date: 26-30 August
Venue: Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre, Johannesburg- South Africa
Theme: Medicinal Plants in Healthcare
2019
Date: 26-29 August
Venue: National Open University of Nigeria (Headquarters) University Village, Jabi Airport
Road, Abuja Nigeria
Theme: Herbal Medicine: Panacea for Primary Health Care And Economic Development
2020
Date: 24-26 August
Venue: Virtual, Alice, South Africa
Theme: Medicinal Plants: Sustainable Medium for Health and Wealth
2021
Date: 24 – 26 August
Venue: Virtual, Cape Town, South Africa
Theme: Medicinal plants: sustainable medium for health and wealth
2022
Date: 23 to 25 August
Venue: Virtual, Cape Town, South Africa
Theme: Conservation, economic and sustainable uses of herbal remedies
2023
Date: 29 to 31 August
Venue: Tomreik Hotel, East Legon, Accra, Ghana
Theme: Sustaining Medicinal Plants Amid Global Economic Challenges and Climate Change
2024
Date: 27 to 29 August
Venue: Lagos, Nigeria (Hybrid)
Theme: Medicinal Plants: role in contemporaneous health care and economic resilience
2025 – 26 – 28 August
Venue: Kopanong Hotel & Conferences
Theme:
Phytomedicine, Pharmacology & Toxicology
SOMPED
SOMPED is a global network of researchers that are engaged in the promotion of collaboration, research partnerships and mentoring of young researchers in the advancement of medicinal plants research. The Society was established in 2016.
