► Dr Mahmoud Solh,
Director General, ICARDA

 

► Dr Mona Bishay,
Director, NENA Division,  IFAD

Promoting Smallholder Horticultural Products for Poverty Alleviation in the Near East and North Africa and the Role of IFAD: Challenges and Prospects

  
     
 

►NENA production systems,
Dr William Erskine
 Assistant Director General - Research, ICARDA

 

►Workshop arrangements
Dr Colin Piggin
Director, Diversification and Sustainable Improvement of Crop and Livestock Systems
ICARDA

  
     
 

► Groups Deliberation

 

 ► SWOT Analysis    

    

 ► Recommendations

 

► Conclusions

  
     

► Farm level production obstacles of horticultural commodities in the NENA region, Dr Ayman Abu Hadid

► Pre and post-harvest constraints to efficiency along horticultural supply chains in the NENA context.Dr Alison Hodder

► Phytosanitary rules, quality and safety standards, and compliance requirements imposed by the EU markets on horticultural exports from the NENA region (case of Morocco)Dr Mohammed Amal Rahel

► Policy, institutional and regulatory obstacles and trade barriers to horticultural exports from the NENA region,
Dr Nabil Chaherli

►Horticulture for domestic and export markets and poverty alleviation in the arid lands in Tunisia Dr Ali Ferchichi

►Policies to promote dates export: case study Deglet Nour in Tunisia,
Dr Noureddine Nasr

►Success stories and partnerships on horticultural exports: Al-SHAMS project, Egypt, Eng. Yasser Khayyal

►Success stories and partnerships on horticultural exports: case study on olive from Syria, Mr Malek Abdeen, Dr Anwar al-Ibrahem, Dr Ashraf Tubeileh,

►Success stories and partnerships on horticultural exports: case study on winter tomatoes of Morocco,Prof Choukrallah Redouane

►Contracted farming in Turkish horticulture and its impact on small farmers,
Prof. Dr Uygun Aksoy

►Linking Jordanian horticultural producers to export markets: successful practices and lessons learned Mr Mahmoud Hiyari

►Role of the farmers unions in promoting smallholders horticultural exports in the NENA region, Mrs Saloua Briki and Mrs Lamia Gam

►ICARDA’s activities (R4D) for livelihood enhancement of the resource poor farmers through the production of high value horticultural crops, Dr Ahmed Moustafa

►Experiences from initiatives on promoting horticultural exports within the NENA region: lessons from the Tunisian experience Dr Marouane Al-Abbassi

►Vegetables: Opportunities and challenges for smallholder farmers,
Dr Paul A. Gniffke

►Horticultural crops in NENA: production and consumption trends of major Dr Jacky Ganry
►Role of the International Society for Horticultural Science in building world-wide partnerships, Dr Uygun Aksoy
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
 

► Obstacles and Barriers
 

► Examination of Success Stories
 

► Potential & Advantage
 

► Actions, Partnerships & Programs