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International Award for date palm and agricultural innovation
The UAE Government, within the framework of its development plans, has placed the establishment of a date production industry as one of its important priorities. Under the leadership of His Highness, The President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (God protects Him), there have been continuous efforts to increase agricultural productivity and to make better use of all available resources.
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Khalifa patron of the award
International Award for date palm and agricultural innovation
The UAE Government, within the framework of its development plans, has placed the establishment of a date production industry as one of its important priorities. Under the leadership of His Highness, The President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (God protects Him), there have been continuous efforts to increase agricultural productivity and to make better use of all available resources.

Awards In Numbers 2009 - 2023

UAE

150 Candidates
27 Winners

Arab Countries

1530 Candidates
49 Winners

Other Countries

258 Candidates
18 Winners

World

1938 Candidates
94 Winners
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Distinguished Innovative Studies and Modern Technology
Eligible for application is published original research work that is authored/ co-authored by the applicant.
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Pioneering Development and Productive Projects
The proposed project may be administered by the private or the government sector or an international organization.
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Distinguished Producers, Manufacturers and Marketers
Eligible for application are all producers of the date fruit being locally and internationally marketed.
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Pioneering and Sophisticated Innovations Serving the Agricultural Sector
Eligible are new and innovative techniques that have a direct and proven positive effect on the date palm and agricultural sector of the region.
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Influential Figure in the Field of Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation
Candidates for this award will be suggested by invited nominators. Self-nominations (applications) will also be considered.
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Former Winners
Al Ain City Municipality
UAE
Pioneering Development and Productive Projects Category
Dr. Synan Abuqamar UAE University
UAE
Distinguished Innovative Studies and Modern Technology Category
(Equally Between)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology & Date Palm Research Center, Al Ahsa
KSA
Distinguished Innovative Studies and Modern Technology Category
(Equally Between)
Prof. Ricardo Salomón Torres
Mexico
Influential Figure in the Field of Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation Category
(Equally Between)
Prof. Samir H. Al-Shakir
Iraq
Influential Figure in the Field of Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation Category
(Equally Between)
Dr. Lai Kok Song ، Higher Colleges of Technology
UAE
Distinguished Producers, Manufacturers and Marketers Category
(Equally Between)
Committed to the Sustainable Development Goals for UN
(SDGS)
15 years of positive influence.

Committed to the Sustainable Development Goals for UN

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, 15 years of positive influence.

By: Dr. Abdelouahhab Zaid, Prof., Secretary General of the Khalifa Int’l Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation.

Introduction:

The 17 (SDGs) Goals adopted by UN member countries, in 2015, are considered as a roadmap and a global commitment. As it is a global plan to achieve the sustainable development goals, and which includes all sectors, and consists of 17 global goals, 169 targets, indicators, and means of implementation.

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation General Secretariat, seeked since its establishment in 2007, to have a consistent vision, goal, and message with the development goals (2000-2015) and with the sustainability development goals (2015-2030), where the Award succeeded in developing the date palm cultivation, and agricultural innovation sectors’ infrastructure at the national, and international levels.

Award’s Vision, Mission, and Objectives:

Presenting the vision, mission, and objectives of Khalifa International Award, reflects the wide compatibility with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). Where the Award’s vision comes to support and develop the date palm cultivation, and agricultural innovation sectors’, in order to achieve the sustainable development, 2030, while the Award’s message is to honor the distinguished efforts made to develop the agricultural sector aiming for sustainable development for us and the future generations, and to establish national, regional and international cooperation between concerned organizations in the fields of date palm cultivation, and agricultural innovation , and also spreading the date palm cultivation knowledge among various target groups regionally and internationally.

While the Award’s main objective comes to highlight to the world the great interest of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, "May God protect him", in date palm cultivation and agricultural innovation, and His Highness’ generous initiatives in organizing activities to support research in this field, and to embrace the UAE’s leading role in supporting creativity and innovation in the agricultural field in general, and date palm cultivation in particular. The Award also pays great attention to environmental protection, fighting poverty, and increasing green areas, to achieve sustainable development. In addition to supporting scientific research, encouraging and appreciating professionals working to develop the date palm and agricultural sectors, in the UAE and worldwide. The Award is also benefiting from various previous experiences to improve the agricultural and date palm sectors in accordance with the best international practices.

This confirms that the Award’s vision, mission, and objectives had great benefit globally, and efficient implementation, where the Award’s General Secretariat has wisely used its great relationship with expertise and international organizations, to serve and develop the date palm sector regionally and internationally, in coordination with local partners in each country, to promote the growth of this sector and specialists working in it, create new employment opportunities, economic growth and better quality of life, within the criteria of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG17).

Award’s Activities and Achievements:

Following the directives of H.H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and the continuous follow-up of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Award’s Board of Trustees, all the national efforts were guided to support and develop the date palm cultivation sector, by launching a set of initiatives and development projects, aiming to enhance food security and achieve sustainable development, that could be briefly presented as follows:

  • Organizing 14 Sessions of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (2009-2022), with the participation of 1,769 candidates, representing 56 countries from around the world.
  • Organizing 4 sessions of the Distinguished and Innovative Farmer Award, (2018-2022), with the participation of 321 farmer, form across the UAE.
  • Organizing 13 sessions of “The International Date Palm Photography” competition, with the participation of 4,224 photographer from 54 countries.
  • Organizing 06 sessions of “The International Date Palm Poetry” competition, with the participation of 1212 poets and representing 20 countries.
  • Organizing the International Egyptian, Sudanese, Jordanian, and Mauritanian Date Palm festivals, annually.
  • Organizing the annual Abu Dhabi International Date Palm Exhibition (2015-2021).
  • Organizing the International Date Palm Conference, every four years, (1998-2022), with the participation of 2,229 researcher, from 43 countries.
  • Organizing a Ministerial conference for date producing countries to develop a framework strategy for the eradication of the red palm weevil, (2019).
  • Launching the Abu Dhabi Declaration to Combat Red Palm Weevil, and establishing a trust fund under the supervision of (FAO), (2019).
  • Establishing refrigerated date stores in AL Wahat Al Bahariya, in the Arab Republic of Egypt, with a capacity of 4,000 tons, (2019).
  • Rehabilitation of the Siwa government dates factory, in the Arab Republic of Egypt, with a production capacity of 10,000 tons per year, (2017), and the New Valley Dates Complex, with a production capacity of 5,000 tons per year, (2019).
  • Launching the largest electronic library, which includes 299 scientific sources in both Arabic and English, specialized in the fields of date palm cultivation, and agricultural innovation.

Idea behind the Arab Date Festivals:

Organizing date festivals in date producing areas, in the Arab countries, is mainly based on the Award’s vision, which considers the improvement of job opportunities and living standards of date producing families. Where to achieve this vision, the Award’s General Secretariat coordinates with the concerned ministries and investors in the date-producing countries, to develop the date palm cultivation infrastructure, and improve living areas of date producing families, through establishing multiple development projects, such as refrigerated date stores, and guiding farmers on how to produce organic dates according to internationally recognized standards, without undermining natural resources, which contributes to expanding the scope of communication, and the availability of Arab dates in the global markets. As a result, the Award gained a significant role in achieving the sustainable development goals 1 - The Eradication of poverty, and the sustainable development goal 2 - The Eradication of hunger.

Goals 1 and 2 (To End Poverty) and (To End Hunger):

The Award’s general secretariat worked for several years to host date palm farmers from various date producing countries, within the date festivals and exhibitions it organized in several Arab countries, with the aim of providing an opportunity for small farmers and date producers in the Arab region to participate in festivals and date exhibitions in order to exchange experiences between farmers from date-producing and processing countries, and to provide the opportunity to export Arab dates to various countries across the world, through direct communication with international date trading organizations, hosted by the Award in Each exhibition, and this, in turn, has a direct result on the improvement of the Arab dates reputation internationally, and thus the increase in global demand for Arab dates, which what has been highlighted in official statements by senior officials in this sector in the Arab countries.

The Award also worked to improve the quality of Arab dates to be in line with the requirements of the international markets, by supporting and rehabilitating more than 200 date palm farms in Siwa Oasis in the Arab Republic of Egypt to obtain an organic farming certificate for dates (Ecocert) accredited by the European Union, which in turn contributed to enhancing the competitiveness of Arab dates, with other international dates. This all contributed to improving the income level of the small farmers, and even eliminating hunger and poverty among the farmers and date producers in the Arab countries.

Goal 8 (Appropriate work and Economic growth):

The Arab dates exhibitions and festivals held, (more than 16 festivals and exhibitions in six countries), contributed to enabling a wide commercial activity of date palm growers, producers and processors in the Arab countries, by promoting comprehensive, diversified and productive rural economies that creates decent job opportunities and increases the income. This has been implemented in Siwa Oasis in the Arab Republic of Egypt, where the International Festival of Egyptian Dates in Siwa, which took place for four consecutive years (2015-2018), and contributed to improving the lifestyle and increasing the productivity capacities. It also led to an increase in the number of date packaging factories, where this is supported by a number of performance indicators, for example, the Egyptian date exports increased during the festival’s organization period to 17%, while the amount of dates imported from outside the country decreased by about 25%. This indicates the contribution of the Award's activities and events to increasing the economic growth of the date palm cultivation sector in order to achieve sustainable development for agricultural communities. As the Award has extensive knowledge, experience, and high-level partnerships with international organizations that it relies on to support the development of value chains of the Arab dates.

Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure):

The Award also contributed to promoting innovation in the agricultural sector, at both the individual and institutional levels, in support of sustainable development goals, by encouraging innovation and providing the opportunity for innovative agricultural entrepreneurs to compete for one of the Award’s categories (The Pioneering and Advanced innovations serving the Agricultural sector). Where each year, the Award receives hundreds of innovative agricultural projects, and the winner receives a trophy, an appreciation certificate, and an amount of more than 200 thousand USD. The number of participations in this category has reached more than 298 participant, from 56 countries from across the world. These innovative projects contributed to improving the quality of life, work systems and sustainable production in the agricultural sector.

Goal 12 (Responsible production and consumption):

The Award also contributed to creating a balance between the production and consumption systems in the date palm cultivation sector, to a more sustainable practice, through the knowledge transfer, by holding a series of workshops for the farmers, where the Award hosted more than thirty international experts in cooperation with international organizations in the field of date palm cultivation, and agricultural innovation.

Goal 13 (Climate Effects) And Goal 15 - (life on earth):

The Award’s projects at the regional and international levels, had a direct positive impact on the development of the agricultural sector in general and the date palm cultivation in particular in the date producing countries, as it directly contributing to enhancing climate awareness for workers in this sector. The Award’s investment in sustainable farming methods in date-producing countries, by encouraging farmers and dedicating traditional farming patterns, contributed to better preserving of the natural resources, and increasing the ability of cultural agricultural systems to adapt to climate change. This also contributed to achieve Sustainable Development Goal13 (Climate Effects) and goal 15 (Life on Earth).

Goal 17 (Partnerships to achieve the goals):

The Award’s General Secretariat, signed more than 48 memoranda of understanding, during the period from (2015-2022), with a number of concerned ministries in the date palm cultivation sector, and agricultural innovation, as well as a number of international organizations, civil society organizations, and private sector companies. This has built a framework to the partnerships with those ministries and organizations, with the aim to extend communication and cooperation, and promoting comprehensive, diversified and productive rural economies, including business areas related to the date manufacturing and trading, through the implementation of a number of initiatives and projects or organizing Conferences or festivals, where this allowed analyzing those projects and initiatives implemented by the Award in several Arab countries, in order to develop the date palm cultivation sector, and agricultural innovation in those countries, and achieving food security and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG17).

Conclusion:

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, has become one of the most important institutions concerned with supporting and developing the date palm cultivation, and agricultural innovation sectors, and working in accordance to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in cooperation with regional and international organizations, under the directives of the wise UAE’s leadership.

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The UAE Government, within the framework of its development plans, has placed the establishment of a date production i ndustry as one of its important priorities. Under the leadership of His Highness, The UAE President, there have been continuous efforts to increase agricultural productivity and to make better use of all available resources.

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Under the directives of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, the Award’s General Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, and the United Arab Emirates University...

“Bio-Stimulants for sustainable agriculture in oasis ecosystem towards improving date palm tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress”

The General Secretariat of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, has recently released a new book entitled “Bio-Stimulants for sustainable agriculture in oasis ecosystem towards improving date palm tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress”, in English, authored by Dr. Abdelilah Meddich, Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty of Science...

A platform for research, technology and innovation, for the integrated production system of the Date Palm AARINENA 's efforts and achievements in developing the date palm cultivation sector.

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation General Secretariat, organized a scientific virtual lecture on the “Efforts and achievements of the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions...

ICARDA's efforts and achievements in developing the date palm cultivation sector in the GCC

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation General Secretariat, organized a scientific virtual lecture on the “ICARDA's efforts and achievements in developing the date palm cultivation sector in the GCC”, presented by H.E.  Ali Abu Sabea, ICARDA’s Director General...

The Arab Society for Plant Protection and its role in spreading awareness on Date Palm Pest Management

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation General Secretariat, organized a scientific virtual lecture on the “The Arab Society for Plant Protection and its role in spreading awareness on Date Palm Pest Management”, presented by Dr. Ibrahim Al Jubouri, President of the Arab Society for Plant Protection, on Monday 12th of July, 2021...

Nominations are now open for “Date Palm International Photography” competition in its 13th session, 2022, and “Date Palm International Poetry” competition in its 6th session, 2022.

Under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation Board of Trustees, the Award’s General Secretariat announced opening candidature for the “Date Palm International Photography” competition in its Thirteenth session, 2022...

Introducing the Award’s categories criteria, and inviting the world to participate

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation General Secretariat, organized a scientific virtual lecture entitled “Introducing the Award’s categories criteria, and inviting the world to participate”, presented by Prof. Franz J. Hoffmann, President of the Award’s Scientific Committee, along with the committee members,  Dr. Jose Lgnacio Cubero, Dr. Harrison Hughes, Dr. Yvonne Martell, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdullah, Dr. Samir Al-Shaker, and Dr. Fatima Al-Ansari, on Monday 14th of June, 2021...

The Sustainable Oasis initiative, a role model for adapting to climate change

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation General Secretariat, organized a scientific virtual lecture on the “The “Sustainable Oasis” initiative, a role model for adapting to climate change”, presented by H.E. Eng. Mohamed Bachri, Director of Strategy and Cooperation at the National Agency for the Development of Oasis and Argan Regions, in the Kingdom of Morocco...

The 7th International Date Palm Conference, to be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,

H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, praised the generous patronage of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan...

Achievements of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, in developing the Date Palm cultivation and Date Production sectors

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation General Secretariat, organized a scientific virtual lecture on the “Achievements of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, in developing the Date Palm cultivation and Date Production sectors”, presented by H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Al Dhukheiri, Director General, Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD)...

Nominations are now open for the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, in its Fourteenth Session, 2022.

Under the directives of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation Board of Trustees, the Award’s General Secretariat announced...

Launching the 50 Booklets series in the 50th Year initiative

Under the directives of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, the Award’s General Secretary launches the “50 Booklets series in the 50th Year” initiative...

Nutritional Benefits of Dates

Under the directives of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Award’s Board of Trustees, the Award’s General Secretariat Organized a scientific virtual lecture on the “Nutritional Benefits of Dates”, presented by Eng. Nada Zuhair AlAdeeb...

Specifying a day for the Award winners’ presentations during the 7th International Date Palm Conference

Under the directives of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm & Agricultural Innovation Board of Trustees, the Award’s Scientific Committee annual meeting was held virtually on the 24th of March, 2021...

Announcing the winners of the “Date Palm International Photography " competition, in its Twelfth session, 2021.

The Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation General Secretariat, announced the winners’ names of “Date Palm International Photography " competition, in its Twelfth session, 2021, organized by the Award...

Measuring the impact of the Award’s achievements at the local, regional and international levels

Under the directives of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation Board of Trustees, the Award’s General Secretariat published a book on "Measuring the impact of the Award’s achievements at the local, regional and international levels", prepared by “Hail Agricultural consultancy”...

Mansour Masts operetta in the opening of the Virtual Winners Honoring Ceremony of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, in its 13th session, 2021

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and with the presence of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation Board of Trustees...

Khalifa International Award signs 4 Memorandum of Understanding, during the Award’s Winners Honoring Ceremony, 2021

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs. In the presence of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence...

H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, chairs the 14th Annual Award's Board of Trustees meeting.

H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation Board of Trustees, chaired on Tuesday, 16th of March, 2021, the 14th Annual Award's Board of Trustees’ meeting

H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Honors the winners of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, in its 13th session, with an important virtual attendance.

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and with the attendance of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan...

The technical pathway to add date palm fibers to the natural fiber category

Under the directives of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Award’s Board of Trustees, the Award’s General Secretariat organized the third virtual scientific lecture, for the cultural season, 2021...

Announcement of the Date Palm Poetry competition's winners In its Fifth Session, 2021

The General Secretariat of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIADPAI) announces the winners of the "Date Palm Poetry" competition in its 5th Session 2021, which is under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan...

Announcing the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation winners in its Thirteenth session, 2021

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation expressed his appreciation for the care the Award...

The date palm is an opportunity to rebuild the economy in a way that supports a green recovery

Under the directives of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Award’s Board of Trustees, the Award’s General Secretariat organized the virtual scientific session “The Khalifa Award Report- Bridging Boundaries” on Monday the 8th of February, 2021, presented by Dr. Abdelouahhab Zaid, Prof. Award’s Secretary General, and Professor Harrison Hughs from the United States, in the attendance also...

Conservation of date palm key to reducing global inequality and creating a more sustainable world

The Khalifa Award, under the directives and supervision of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan has today released its report: ‘Bridging boundaries: how can bio-regional collaboration convert the date palm industry into a successful model of the bio-circular economy?’...

Good Agricultural Practices and mechanism of achieving the “Global Gap” certification

Under the directives of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Award’s Board of Trustees, the Award’s General Secretariat resumed the virtual scientific lectures series, for the cultural season, 2021, after the great success achieved...

Date Palm Diseases and Pests

Under the directives of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, the Award’s General Secretariat issued a book entitled “Date Palm Diseases and Pests” by Dr. Walid Abdul-Ghani Kaakeh, Diseases and Agricultural Pests expert...

Dates, a rich source of food industry innovations

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting “Dates, a rich source of food industry innovations”, by Eng. Emad Eissa, Postgraduate diploma in Food Production, consultant in date productions industry, on Wednesday the 23rd of December, 2020...

Date palm adaptation to climate changes and environmental challenges

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting “Date palm adaptation to climate changes and environmental challenges”, by Dr. Abdulbaset Ouda, Physiology and Date Palm Horticulture Professor, Date Palm Specialist...

Dates Quality and the requirements of the European and international market

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting “Dates Quality and the requirements of the European and international market”, by Mr. Mohsen BuJabal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BuJabal Company, Former Director of Planning...

Horticultural intensification Sustainability, to meet the Arab agricultural challenges

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting “Horticultural intensification Sustainability, to meet the Arab agricultural challenges”, by Dr. Sharif ALSharbasi, International expert in Date Palm cultivation and production, Former Director of the Date Palm Central Laboratory...

‘’Nakhilna’’ initiative, to promote dietary diversity and ensure its sustainability

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting “Integrated management initiative to combat date palm pests (Nakhilna)”, by Eng. Hamda Mahmoud Balshawareb, Acting Head of Plant Health Department, Ministry of Climate Change...

ADNEC announces the opening of the Abu Dhabi Date Palm Virtual Platform in strategic partnership with Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation

The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC) has announced the opening of the Abu Dhabi Date Palm Virtual Platform tomorrow (Monday), in strategic partnership with the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation...

“Red palm weevil: past, present and future”

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting Red palm weevil: past, present and future”, by Dr. Jose Romeno Faleiro, International Advisor, on Wednesday the 11th of October, 2020. The lecture was attended by 63 participants, representing 13 countries, among which are members of the Date Palm Friends Society in the UAE, date palm farmers, and Agricultural experts.

“Dates Value Chain and International Marketing”

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting “Dates Value Chain and International Marketing”, by Dr. Abdallah Oihabi, International Advisor, Former FAO Country Representative in KSA, on Sunday the 11th of October, 2020. The lecture was attended by (78) participants, representing (12) Arab countries, among which are members of the Date Palm Friends Society in the UAE, date palmfarmers, and Agricultural experts...

The Jordanian Experience in Dates Production, Modern cultivation and great competition.

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting “The Jordanian Experience in Dates Production”, by Eng. Anwar Haddad, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jordan Dates Association, on Wednesday the 7th of October, 2020...

The Obstacles Facing Date Palm Farmers and Producers

...Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting “The Obstacles Facing Date Palm Farmers and Date Producers”, by Dr. Ismail Al Hosani, Agricultural Advisor, on Wednesday the 23rd of September 2020

Launching the Jordanian Dates strategy in a joint cooperation between the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture, Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation and the Jordanian Dates Association

The Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture launched today Sunday the 20th of September 2020, in cooperation with Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, and the Jordanian Dates Association...

The effect of agricultural operations on the production of good dates

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting “The effect of agricultural operations on the production of good dates”, by Dr. Abdallah Ben Abdallah, Agricultural Advisor, FAO, on Sunday the 13th of September, 2020. The lecture was attended by...

A poetic Booklet entitled “Date Palm Poetry” - 40 poems

Under the directives of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, President of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation Board of Trustees, the Award issued a poetic Booklet entitled “Date Palm Poetry”, which includes the best 40 poems...

Maximizing the Added value of Dates

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation organized a virtual lecture, presenting “Maximizing the Added value of Dates”, by Dr. Amgad El-Kady, Executive Director of Food and Agro Industries Technology Center. (FAITC), Ministry of Trade and Industry...

Invitation to attend a live virtual discussion session about the application mechanism to the Award’s categories

The General Secretariat of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation presents you its best regards...

“Hope Probe” A message and evidence from the UAE to the World

Dr. Abdelouahhab Zaid, Secretary General of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation said that the “Hope Probe” that was launched on Monday morning the 20th of July 2020, is a milestone in the modern history of the United Arab Emirates, as it reflects...

Nahayan Mabarak Launches the Electronic Library of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation

...His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance, President of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, launched the First Electronic Library specializing in date palm cultivation, date production and agricultural innovation

Egyptian Minister of Agriculture discusses with Secretary General of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation

Mr. Al-Qusayr, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of the Arab Republic of Egypt, held a meeting via video conference at noon on Monday, June 22, 2020, with Dr. Abdelouahhab Zaid, Secretary General of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation in the presence of Mr. Reda Baalabeki...

Jordan Values Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Support in Developing the Date Palm Sector

His Excellency Dr. Saleh Al-Kharashi, In-Charge Minister of Agriculture, of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, praised the depth of historical bilateral relations between the two countries, and the close cooperation under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan...

Nahayan Mabarak: We continue to turn challenges into opportunities and we are working to prepare for the post COVID-19 stage.

Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and President of the Board of Trustees of the KhalifaInternational Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, the Award's General Secretariat held aspecial remote meeting using visual communication techniques...

Three new e-books were published by Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation

Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance, President of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, the Award secretariat published three new electronic books, the first is entitled (Winners’ Book -Fourth Issue 2018-2019-2020) and a second book 

Announcing the names of the winners of the competition "The Palm with Tongues in Poets", its fourth session 2020

The General Secretariat of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation announced the winners of the "Palm in the Tongues of Poets" competition in its fourth session 2020...

The winners of the "Date Palm in the Eyes of the World" competition will be announced at its eleven session of 2020

The General Secretariat of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation announced the names of the winners of the International Photography Competition; "The Date Palm in the Eyes of the World" at its eleven session of 2020...

Nahayan Mabarak: Approved the Names of the Winners for the Award

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, President of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, expressed his appreciation for the support received from the wise leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan...

On the Occasion of the Year of Tolerance Nahayan Mabarak launches a Scientific Book "International Efforts to Combat Red Palm Weevil"

H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, has launched a new book entitled"International Efforts to Combat the Red Palm Weevil"......

Arabia CSR Award 2019

The General Secretariat of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation won the 12th Arab Award for Social Responsibility at the 12th Session of the 2019 in the category of Corporate and International Cooperation. The award was honored during a ceremony held by the Arab Network for Corporate Social Responsibility on Wednesday evening, 02 October 2019 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dubai, UAE.

Opening of the Nomination Period for Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation 12th session, 2020

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Chairman of  the  Board of Trustees  of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, The General Secretariat opened nomination period for  Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation...

Nominations open for date palm award

The General Secretariat of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIADPAI) announced Thursday that it has now opened nominations for candidates for the 12th session KIADPAI 2020 awards.

The winners of the "Date Palm in the Eyes of the World" competition 2019

The General Secretariat of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation announced the names of the winners of the International Photography Competition; "The Date Palm in the Eyes of the World" at its Tenth session of 2019...

Abu Dhabi Declaration On Red Palm Weevil

We the agriculture ministers and heads of delegation of countries attending the donor ministerial meeting to support the trust fund and the regional program to combat Red Palm Weevil (RPW) convened on Saturday 9 March in Abu Dhabi:

Nahayan Mabarak honours winners of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (2019)

Under the patronage of H.H Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, H.H Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Chairman of Board of Trustees of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, honoured, yesterday...

Nahayan Mabarak honors winners of Distinguished and Innovative Farmer Award (2019)

After that, H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance, honoured the winners of the Distinguished and Innovative Farmer Award organized by the Secretariat General of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, in cooperation with Al FOAH Company...

Under the patronage of Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs,  H.E. Mariam Bint Mohammed AL Muhairi Minister of State for Food Security on behalf of H.H Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan,...

Abu Dhabi Declaration On Red Palm Weevil
  • We the agriculture ministers and heads of delegation of countries attending the donor ministerial meeting to support the trust fund and the regional program to combat Red Palm Weevil (RPW) convened on Saturday 9 March in Abu Dhabi:
UAE to Host Conference of Agricultural Ministers of World’s Date Producing and Processing Countries in March

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the UAE is set to host the Conference of Agricultural Ministers of the World’s Date Producing and Processing Countries.

Number 75, December 2018

CONTENTS

  • Editorial- Soil Borne Diseases of Cereals: Their Impact on Global Cereal Production and Potential Approaches for Management
  • CROP PROTECTION NEWS FROM ARAB AND NEAR EAST COUNTRIES
  • INVASIVE AND NEW PESTS
  • RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

 

Opening of the Nomination Period for Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation 11th session, 2018

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Chairman of  the  Board of Trustees  of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, The General Secretariat opened nomination period for  Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation...

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation dedicate this conference to the spirit of Zayed, the lover of date palm and pioneer of Agriculture

The country's hosting of the largest international date palm conference since 20 consecutive years confirms UAE's leadership in the date palm sector in the world

The announcement of the winners of “Date Palm through the Eyes of the World" 2018

1021 pictures showed the great love in the eyes of 497 photographers from 26 countries around the world

Announcing the winners of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation 2018

Nahyan Mubarak: "The support of Khalifa bin Zayed has raised the Award’s regional and international status"

 

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