• Current status of date palm cultivation in the world.
• Modern commercial date production with a special focus on Mejhool variety.
• Molecular biology, genetic engineering and biotechnology.
• Germplasm.
• Propagation.
• Cultural practices.
• Pest and disease management with a special focus on Red Palm Weevil.
• Post-harvest and processing technologies.
• Nutrition and health.
• Economics and marketing.
• Additionally, the conference will have brief invited presentations from the winners Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation.
English & Arabic (with mutual translation)