Side event organized by AARINENA at FAO Science and Innovation Forum (SIF) 2022:

 

Enhancing knowledge sharing in support of agricultural innovation:  Date Palm Innovation Platform

 

13 October 2022 

10:00 am Jordan Time / 9:00 am CET time

 

Join Zoom Meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4229973126?pwd=cXBaRGp5V3kwd1kzekFTeGRPQzlCQT09 

Meeting ID: 422 997 3126

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The region is experiencing a huge knowledge gap, as the information and knowledge produced locally are not easily accessible. To close the gap, FAO and AARINENA joined efforts to explore opportunities to sustainably improve the quality and quantity of date palm production and support the small-scale producers. This joint effort resulted in establishing a research, technology and innovation date palm virtual platform. This innovation platform provides, for the first time, a digital mean for collaboration and interaction between researchers, producers, funders, policy makers, private industries, government agencies and other stakeholders to maintain high competitiveness of date palm products in a dynamic global market.

 

AGENDA

 

10:00 – 10:10 

Welcoming & opening remarks | Mr. Adel Abdelrahim, President, AARINENA & Ms. Beth Crawford, Director, Office of Innovation, FAO

 

10:10 – 10:30 

AARINENA’s role in research & innovation | Mr. Rida Shibli, Secretary General, AARINENA 

FAO’s experience in innovation platform & knowledge | Mr. Selvaraju Ramasamy, Head of Research and Extension Unit, FAO

 

10:30 – 10:40 

Conceptual framework & the approach of the platform for AIS | Mr. Atef Swelam, FAO and Mr. Nael Thaher, Rural Development and Agri-food Business Expert

 

10:40 – 11:30 

Physical & governance structure model of the research, technology, and innovation date palm platform and mobile app | Mr. Mohammad Malkawi, Software and IT Expert Ms. Wafaa Musalam

 

11:30 – 12:00 

Q&A

Closing remarks | Mr. Rida Shibli (AARINENA) and Mr. Atef Swelam (FAO)

 

CONTACT

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

Date Palm Innovation Platform www.fao.org/3/cb9460en/cb9460en.pdf 

AARINENA https://aarinena.org/palm 

FAO Science and Innovation Forum https://www.fao.org/science-technology-and-innovation/science-innovation-forum/en 

 

 

 



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