The main topics of the Seventh International Date Palm Conference can be summarized as follows:
Current Status of Date Palm Cultivation.
Based on developments and experiences of the UAE and other date growing countries during the last 30 years, the following topics shall be presented:
UAE date palm cultivation experience;
Date industry in other date palm growing countries;
Impacts of date palm culture on the environment and desertification control.
Mejhoul Variety: Origin, Distribution and International market.
Mejhoul Origin and geographical distribution
Edapho-climatic requirements
Propagation techniques
Fruit Chemical and physical characteristics
Marketing standards
Recent large scale Mejhoul plantations
Mejhoul cultivation in Kingdom of Morocco, Arab Republic of Egypt, Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, State of Palestine, Israel, USA, Mexico, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, Republic of South Africa, and Namibia.
FAO,ICARDA,AOAD, AARINENA,ACSAD
Regional and International marketing
Importance of Mejhoul in the date palm strategies of the MENA countries
Expected impact of the date palm strategies of the MENA countries on the date
regional and international marketing
Conclusions and recommendations
Date Palm Improvement.
Articles prepared by eminent scientists and experts on the following subjects will be put forward for discussion:
Molecular and genetic engineering.
Germplasm and propagation.
Improved date palm cultural practices.
Importance and Advantages of Organic Date Palm cultivation.
Date Palm Protection.
Major diseases of date palm;
Major pests of date palm with a special focus on Red Palm Weevil;
Physiological disorders.
Date Palm Processing and Marketing
All harvest, nutritional and commercial aspects from field to consumer table will be presented:
Post-harvest and processing technologies;
Nutrition and beneficial health aspects;
Date conditioning and packaging;
Date marketing and international trade.
Additionally, the conference will have brief invited presentations from the winners of the 2019 & 2020 Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation.
Several round tables and brainstorming meetings will be organized. A detailed program of the conference will be e-mailed to participants before their arrival to UAE.