Workshop Chairmen

 

Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy

H.E. Saeed Bin-Mohamed El-Ragabany

Director General, ICARDA

Minister of Agriculture & Fisheries (MAF)UAE

 

 

 

Scientific Committee

 

Dr William Erisken

Assistant DG- Research ICARDA

H.E.Rashid Mohd Khalfan Al Shariki

Under Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, UAE

Dr Mis Al Shamsi

Deputy Vice Chancellor forScientific Research,

UAE University, UAE

Prof. Dr Magdy Madkour

Director General. Agricultural Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture & Land Reclamation, Egypt

Prof. Dr Richard Jones

Senior Research & Lecturer Scholar, School of Forestry& Environmental Studies, Yale University,USA

Dr Adel Abu El-Nagga

Senior Advisor, Research for Development, ICARDA

Dr Ahmed T. Moustafa   

Senior Scientist, Regional Coordinator, APRP, ICARDA

 

Scientific Teams

1-Propagation & Crop Management

Prof. Dr Abdel-Azim El-Hamady

Dean, Institute for Environmental Research & Studies and Professor of Pomology, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Dr Aref Abdul-Baki

Date Palm Research Physiologist, Sustainable Agricultural Research Lab., Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA

Dr  Theib Oweis

Water management/Supplement Irrigation Specialist ICARDA

Dr Awad Mohamed Osman

Ex-Coordinator, Date Palm Research & Development Network, ACSAD, Syria

Prof. Dr Fathy Hussein

Professor of Pomology, Zagazig University, Egypt

Dr Helmy Ibrahim

Ex-Director, The Central Laboratory for Date Palm Research& Development (CLDPRD), ARC, Egypt.

2- Biotechnology & Germplasm Conservation

Dr Hanaiya El-Etriby

Dean, Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), ARC, Egypt.

Dr Sami S. Adawy

Senior Researcher, Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), ARC, Egypt.

3- Crop Protection & IPM

Dr Mustapha El-Bouhssini

Senior Entomologist, Germplasm Program, ICARDA

Dr Michael Brownbridge

Entomology Research Laboratory, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, USA

Dr Saeed Gassouma

Plant Protection Expert (Entomologist), UAE

4- Post Harvest, Marketing & Processing of different DP by-products.

Prof. Dr Awad M. Hussein

Professor of Post Harvest Physiology & Pomology, University of Alexandria, Egypt

Eng. Habib Bouabidi

Researcher, Date Palm Center Dguach, INRAT,Tunisia

Eng. Hasnaa Harrak

Researcher, National Institute for Agricultural Research,Marrakech, Morocco          

5- Information Technology & Expert System

Prof. Dr Ahmed Rafea

Director, Central Laboratory for agriculture Expert Systems(CLAES), ARC, Egypt

 

Organizing Committee

 

Dr Ahmed T. Moustafa   

Regional Coordinator, APRP, ICARDA

Eng. Mohamed .H. Al Shamsi

Director for the Western Agricultural Area, MAF, UAE

Dr Ahmed Osman

APRP, ICARDA

Dr Zaki El-Sawi Lashine

APRP, ICARDA

Eng. Arash Nejatian

APRP, ICARDA

Mr. Gomaa Kamal Ahmed 

Head, General Services Section, MAF, UAE

Mr. Awad M. Al Shankiti

Media and Public Relation Office , MAF, UAE

Ms. Robelinda Pervez

Secretary, APRP, ICARDA

Ms. Iman Adel Zaki

Secretary, APRP, ICARDA