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AARINENA Association participated, represented by Dr. Rida Shibli, the Executive Secretary, in the proceedings of the Arab Environmental Conference “The Road from Montreal to Dubai for One World,” which was held in Damascus via Zoom on Wednesday and Thursday, August 16-17, 2023, organized by Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Land […]

AARINENA participated, represented by the Executive Secretary Dr. Rida Shibli, in the webinar titled ‘Climate Changes and Their Effects on Date Palm Cultivation,’ organized by the International Date Council and the Central Laboratory for Date Palm Research and Development. This took place on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. The webinar revolved around the following points: The

The Executive Secretary of AARINENA, Dr. Rida Shibli, participated in the regional forum entitled “Digital Agricultural Solutions Forum” that was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization in July 11-13, 2023 in Amman.  Dr. Rida and his colleagues (Dr. Malkawi, Dr. Thaher and Dr. Swelam) presented AARINENA’s Date Palm Innovation Platform that was developed and

Dr. Rida Shibli, the Executive Secretary of the AARINENA, chaired the first session of the scientific day for the Horticultural Research Department, which was held at the National Agricultural Research Center (NARC). The session was attended by Dr. Nizar Haddad, the General Director of the center. Dr. Salam Haddad provided an overview of the Horticultural

  12 June 2023A highly anticipated webinar introduced an innovative platform and mobile application centered around date palm innovation, captivating participants with its potential to revolutionize the date palm industry. Titled “Enhancing knowledge sharing in support of agricultural innovation system: “Date Palm Digital Research and Innovation Platform,” the virtual event provided insights into cutting-edge technology

The Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East & North Africa (AARINENA), represented by its Executive Secretary, Dr. Rida Shibli, and the Environmental and Energy Research Academy, represented by its Chairman of the Board, Dr. Haitham Al-Khudhari, are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two institutions.

FAO’s Office of Innovation and the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) jointly present Enhancing knowledge sharing in support of agricultural innovation system:   “Date Palm Digital Research and Innovation Platform” 12 June 2023 14:00 – 15:30 (Jordan time) 13:00 – 14:30 (CEST, Rome time) To register, please

Dr. Rida participation in GFAR Steering Committee Meeting 5 June 2023 Durban, South Africa

AARINENA’s Executive Committee Amman-Jordan, May 18, 2023

Global Manifesto on Forgotten Foods was developed through a series of consultations in 2021, this Collective Action on Forgotten Food aims to highlight both the initiatives of research institutions, and development agencies and the ingenuity of farmers and their capacity to innovate based on everyday experimentation. In Asia-Pacific, small-scale and custodian farmers managed to continuously