Under the kind auspices of Sudan Presidency, H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam Ahmed El Dukhiri the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), presented (19) fishing boats equipped with accessories (engines, fishing nets, fish containers and life jackets) to the Ministry of Animal Wealth of Sudan.    Read more ....

 H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), received on the 24th of December 2017 the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) delegation at the headquarters of the AOAD in Khartoum, Sudan.   Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) in cooperation with the Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGRI), Cairo, Egypt, conducted a national training course in the field of Molecular Markers and their Applications during the period 24th -28th December 2017.    Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched on the 24th till the 28th of December 2017, a training course on the "Use of Statistical Packages for Estimating Food and Agriculture Animal Genetics". The participants were 15 trainees working in the field of animal production and  Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), received at his office at the headquarters of the AOAD in Khartoum, H.E Mr Khalil Al Shamari the Director of Amtar Company on the 21st of December 2017.   Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), stressed the importance of using modern and non-traditional technologies in the agricultural sector. These technologies are considered one of the most important   Read more ....

 H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the Second Meeting of the Good Agricultural Practices in the Arab Region for Jordan. This came in the framework of enhancing cooperation and coordination with counterpart organizations in various issues of sustainable agricultural development and food security.    Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), participated in the opening session of the 5th session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development. The forum was organized by the Arab Organization for Education,    Read more ....

 Dr. Ahmed Abdul Waly Al Samawi, Assistant Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), received on the 18th of December 2017 a delegation of professors and postgraduate students at the Faculty of Administrative Sciences. This came as part of the AOAD endeavors    Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated two training courses on ''Agricultural Waste Recycling, Production of Organic Fertilizers and Energy'' and in "PCR and its Applications''. The training courses were during the period from the 17th till the 21st of December 2017.  Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated a training course on ''Agricultural Expert Systems''. The training course was during the period from the 17th till the 21st of December 2017 at the AOAD's office in Cairo, Egypt. The    Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated a training course on "Remote Sensing and its Applications in the Agricultural and Fisheries Sector". The training course was during the period from the 10th till the 14th of December 2017 at the AOAD's office in Cairo, Egypt.    Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD),participated in the follow-up meeting of the Arab Initiative for Food Safety and Trade Facilitation held in Tunis on the 14th of December 2017.Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), inaugurated the meeting of the AOAD's liaison officers of the Arab Maghreb Region, held in Tunis on the 13th of December 2017.    Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), received H.E the Somali Ambassador to Sudan Mr Mohammed Abdullah Oqas, at his office in Khartoum on Tuesday the 12th of December 2017.    Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated a training course "Designing Epidemiological Surveys and Analyzing Data for Brucellosis". The training course was during the period from the 10th till the 14th of December 2017 at the AOAD's office in Cairo, Egypt.   Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated a Level of Trainers (TOT) training course on "Epidemiological Maps and Early Warning of Foot and Mouth Disease". The training course was during the period from the 10th till the 14th of December 2017 at the headquarters of the   Read more ....

 On the 10th of December 2017, H.E Eng. Khalid Al Hanifat, the Jordanian Minister of Agriculture, visited the headquarters of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Regional Office in the Arab Mashreq Region. He checked the rehabilitation and maintenance work in the office.    Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched on Sunday the 10th till the 14thof December 2017, a training course on "Modern Technologies in the Field of improvement and maintenance of land". Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched on Sunday the 12th till the 15th of November 2017, a training course on ''Designing epidemiological surveys and data analysis for Rift Valley Fever disease''.     Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched on Sunday the 10th till the 14th of December 2017, a training course on "Communication and its Importance in Agricultural Extension". The participants were 20 agricultural engineers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt.    Read more ....

 During the last day of the 3rd Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri conducted several activities. He participated in the closing event. A number of resolutions were issued.     Read more ......

 On the 6th of December 2017, The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri held a working session with the UN Environment Executive Director and Under-Secretary –General of the United Nations , H.E Mr. Erik Solheim. The talks   Read more ....

 The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri participated in the first meeting of the Arab group at the 3rd Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly on Monday, December 4, 2017. The meeting was attended by the Arab Ministers of Environment from Jordan, Egypt, Algeria,     Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized in Manama, on the 3rd till the 7th of December 2017 a training course in the field of Quality Control and Evaluation of Veterinary Laboratories in accordance with ISO 17025/2005. The participants were 25 from the Ministry of Agriculture of Bahrain.  Read more ....

 The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, signed three documents with the Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) Dr Sidi Ould Tah.     Read more ....

 The Director General of the Arab Organization of Agricultural Development H.E Prof Ibrahim El Dukhiri participated in the meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna, Austria. H.E Prof Ibrahim El Dukhiri participated also in a tripartite meeting with the      Read more .......

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched on Sunday the 26th till the 29thof November 2017, a training course on "Production and Modernization of Cotton Strains and Conservation Methods". The participants were 28 trainees from the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt.      Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) carried out a training course on the ''use of biotechnologies in pest control'' in Egypt. The participants were (25) trainees from the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt. The course was from the 19th till the 22nd of November 2107.    Read more .......

 Within the framework of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development's interest in natural pastures and their importance in increasing production and contributing to the achievement of Arab food security, the AOAD launched on Monday the 27th till the 30th of November 2017 a National training Course on "Pasture and Range Reserves Management"..     Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized a training course on "Use of Telecommunication Systems in Disseminating Information and Agricultural and Fishery Technologies" during the 19th till the 23rd of November 2017 in Sudan. The training course took place at the headquarters of the AOAD.   Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized a training course on " Integrated Crop Management using Agrometeorological Data " during the 19th till the 23rd of November 2017 in Egypt. The participants were 20 Egyptian trainees.      Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized a training course on " Epidemiological Survey and Risk Analysis " during the 19th till the 23rd of November 2017 in Qatar. The participants were veterinarians from the department of Livestock Wealth in the Ministry of Municipalities and Environment. The training course aimed to provide veterinarians Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized a training course on "Estimating the Technological Value of Egyptian Cotton" during the 19th till the 22nd of November 2017 in Egypt. The participants were 27 trainees from the cadres who are working in the field of cotton research in Egypt. The training program tackled modern spinning systems.    Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) held a training course on ''Laboratory Data Statistical Analysis " during the 19th till the 23rd of November 2017 in Egypt. The participants were 25 trainees from the cadres of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt. The course aimed to provide the participants with the skills of how to enter and analyze laboratory data and the    Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), had a working visit to Morocco from the 16th to the 18th of November 2017. During his visit he developed contacts with some research organizations and the Moroccan Federation of Fish Exporters and some regional organizations in Morocco. H.E Prof El Dukhiri held a meeting with    Read more ....

 H.E Prof El Dukhiri the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development concluded his visit to Mauritania with a field trip to Mauritania agricultural fields in the Senegal River region. His Excellency accompanied the Mauritanian Minister of Agriculture. They headed to the city of Rousseau, the capital of Atrazza State. At the entrance to the city, the delegation was received by the     Read more ....

 H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), continued his work visit to Mauritania. H.E Prof El Dukhiri was received by the Mauritanian Prime Minister in the presence of the Minister of Agriculture and Director of the Prime Minister's Office.    Read more ....

 The President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, H.E Mr. Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz, , received at his office on the 13th of November 2017, H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development. The Minister of Agriculture H.E Mrs Al Ameena bint AL Qutub Weld Omam attended the meeting.     Read more ....

 The AOAD launched a training course in the field of ''Biosecurity in Fish Farms'' in Qatar. The course started on the 13th and will end by the 15th of November 2017. Participants were twenty trainees from the Qatari Ministry of Municipality and Environment. The training course included theoretical lectures, applied programs on fish hatcheries, pathological problems in fish      Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, Director General of AOAD met the Minister of Agriculture of Lebanon, Mr. Ghazi Zuaiter, on the 3rd of November 2017, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture in Beirut. H.E Mr Zuaiter thanked H.E Prof. El Dukhiri for the programs and activities carried out by the AOAD in Lebanon and the Arab countries in general. He hoped that the AOAD    Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, DG of the AOAD participated in the 10th annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development, which was held in the Lebanese capital Beirut during the period from the 2nd to the 4th of November 2017.This participation came in the context of the AOAD interest in environment and sustainable development issues in the Arab region, and in order to enhance cooperation and      Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri DG of the AOAD, visited the premises of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), on the 2nd of November 2017. H.E Mrs. Roula Majdalani, the Director of the Sustainable Development Policies Division (SDPD). Mrs. Majdalani thanked H.E Prof. El Dukhiri for  Read more ....

 H.E Ambassador Mohamed Mohamed Al Rabee, Secretary General of the Council of Arab Economic Unity, received H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El-Dukhiri, Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, at his office in Egypt on the 29th of October 2017. The two sides agreed to cooperate   Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), participated in the opening ceremony of the new office of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in Egypt on the 29th of October 2017. The opening ceremony was also attended by H.E Dr. Adil El Beltagy Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, former Director General of ICARDA,  Read more ....

 The AOAD organized two training courses in its Regional Office for the Middle Region in Egypt. Participants were fifty technicians from Egypt from the 12th till the 16th of November 2017. The first training course was in the field of ''Modern Techniques for Agriculture without Soil''.       Read more ....

 H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, inaugurated in Algeria, on the 11th of November 2017 in cooperation with the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries the six days training course on the ''Field of Modern Technologies and Methods of Marine Fishing. Participants were 20 trainees from the Arab countries.    Read more ....

 His Excellency Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), arrived in Mauritania on the 11th of November 2017, in a four-day official visit to discuss the ways of enhancing cooperation between the AOAD and Mauritania. H.E Prof El Dukhiri    Read more ....

 The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched a five days training course at its headquarters in Sudan. The training course was in the field of the ''Traceability, Characterization and Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources''. The participants were 25 trainees from the Sudanese     Read more ....

 H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director General of the AOAD, attended on the 9th of November 2017 in Oran in Algeria, the 7th International Exhibition of Fishing & Aquaculture (SIPA 2017), under the theme “For sustainable & diversified growth of the fisheries & aquaculture economy”. The exhibition was organized by the     Read more ....

 On the 8th of November 2017, H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director General of the AOAD, visited the National Institute of Land, Irrigation and Drainage in Algeria. He was briefed on the activities of the institution. The institutions' work involved Land Reclamation and its classification, preparation of maps and land affinity for agriculture     Read more ....

H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, the Director General of the AOAD, visited Algeria on the 7th of November 2017. During his visit he met H.E Mr Abd Al Gadir Bo Azgi the Algerian Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries. The meeting was attended by Algerian officials from the ministry.  Read more ....

The AOAD participated in the Second Meeting of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Stakeholders held in Lebanon in Beirut from the 6th till the 10th of November 2017. AOAD participated by presenting two papers. The first paper was on the reality of Good Agricultural Practices in the Arab region compared    Read more ....

The (AOAD) is greatly concerned with the livestock sector in the Arab world. As part of its efforts to build capacities and train veterinary personnel in the field of laboratory diagnosis of diseases, the AOAD organized a national training course in the field of "Laboratory Diagnosis of   Read more ....

The AOAD inaugurated the national training course on "Challenges to Sustainable Agricultural Development in Dry Areas and the Technologies and Initiatives Available for Confronting Challenges" during the period from the 5th till the 7th of November 2017, targeting the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) in Qatar. Read more ....

The DG of AOAD, H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam Ahmed El-Dukhiri, visited the headquarters of the Regional Center for Remote Sensing of North Africa States (C.R.T.E.A.N). He was received by H.E Dr. Hadi Gashut, General Director of the center. Read more ....

During H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri DG of AOAD, visit to the headquarters of Sahel and Sahara Observatory , he signed a memorandum of understanding with H.E Mr. Khatim KHERRAZ, Executive Secretary of the Sahel and Sahara Observatory (OSS). The MOU frame work was to establish partnerships with regional and international organizations of common  Read more .....

H.E Prof. Ibrahim El Dukhiri the DG of the (AOAD), was honored by H.E Mr. Sameer El Tayeb, Minister of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries of Tunisia, for his contribution to the sustainable agricultural development and food security in the Arab countries. This was during the visit of H.E Prof. El Dukhiri to Tunisia participating in the activities of the International  Read more ....

H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, DG of the AOAD visited the office of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) in Tunisia on the 30th of October 2017. H.E Prof. El Dukhiri was received by H.E Dr Mohammed Adbd Albari Al Gudsi, the Assistant Director General of ALECSO. Read more ....

A five days training course in the field of Horticultural Agricultural Operations of Date Palm Trees was launched on Sunday the 29th of October 2017, Oman. The participants were 22 employees from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the directorates in the provinces. This training course is one of the ten courses that the AOAD executed in Oman. Read more ....

The AOAD inaugurated on Sunday the 29th of October 2017, a training course on how to manage crises for 20 Agricultural Engineers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation , Egypt. The training course aimed to develop the participants' knowledge and skills related to Crises Management to achieve Read more ....

H.E Prof. Ibrahim El-Dukhiri, DG of the (AOAD), received in his office at the headquarters of the Organization on Wednesday 25/10/2017 H.E Mr Basamba, Ambassador of Mauritania to Sudan.  H.E Prof. Ibrahim pointed out that the organization aims at contributing and developing ties between the Arab countries  Read more ....

H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam Ahmed El-Dukhiri, Director-General of AOAD, participated in the 22nd Scientific Conference organized by the African Association of Insect Scientists (AAIS) in collaboration with the Agricultural Research Authority of Sudan and Al-Jazeera University, under the Read more ....

The AOAD launched a regional training course for the veterinary personnel in Bahrain. The course dealt with capacity building in the fields of Risk Analysis, Epidemiological Survey of Diseases and Biometric Analysis using (SPSS) Program from the 22-26 / 10/2017. Read more ....

The (AOAD) organized a training course in the field of "Transforming Agricultural Waste into Biological Products Between Theory and Practice" from the 22nd till the 26th of October 2017. Participants were (22) Egyptian cadres from the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. The training course consisted of theoretical and Read more ....

The AOAD participated in the 41st Session of the FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, in Budva, Montenegro during the 16th till the 20th of October 2017. The meeting discussed the drafted strategy of the General Commission for the Sustainable Development of Aquaculture in  Read more ....

H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam Ahmed El Dukhiri, Director General of (AOAD), participated in the 29th session of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for Environmental Affairs held on 19/10/2017 at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States. Read more ....

H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El-Dukhiri, Director-General of AOAD, visited the FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa, in Cairo, Egypt, on the 19th of October 2017. H. E Prof. El Dukhiri was received by Dr. Abdessalam Ould Ahmed, FAO Assistant Director and Regional Representative for the NENA Region.Read more ....

H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El-Dukhiri, Director General of AOAD, met Dr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director for the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the 19th of October 2017 at the headquarters of the League of Arab States, Cairo, Egypt. Read more ....

The Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Dr Abd Almunim Al Bana received in his office H.E Prof. Ibrahim El Dukhiri the Director General of AOAD on the 19th of October 2017. During the meeting, H.E El Dukhiri pointed out that the AOAD is preparing a new action plan reflecting the Arab region situation for the two years Read more ....

On the 19th of October 2017, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the AOAD and the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid zones and Dry lands (ACSAD) in the framework of cooperation between Arab Organizations. Read more ....

HE Prof. Ibrahim Adam Ahmed El-Dukhery, Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), met with Dr. Asmahan Al-Wafi, Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture(ICBA), at the Center's headquarters on the 16th of October 2017 in the UAE ,Dubai.  Read more ....

Within the framework of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) efforts to strengthen the cooperation and coordination with regional and international Arab counterparts in various issues of sustainable agricultural development and food security, AOAD  Read more ....

H.E Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Ziodi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, welcomed H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam Ahmed El Dukhiri, Director General of the (AOAD), at the premises of the ministry on the 17th of October 2017. Addressing the meeting, H.E Prof EL Dukhiri defined the changes that he     Read more ....

Under the patronage and presence of HE Mr. Baba Ghanah Ahmado, Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and a number of representatives of Arab, international and national organizations in Sudan, Al-Ahfad University for Women honored HE Prof. Ibrahim Adam  Read more ....

The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, HE Dr. Abdullatif Mohamed Ahmed Ajimi, on Monday, 16/10/2017, honored H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam Ahmed El-Dukheiry, Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the field of agriculture. Read more ....

On the 15th of October 2017 was the opening session of the national training course in the field of scientific writing, international publishing and the organization of scientific references. The participants were (19) researchers from the scientific and applied fields,  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched a training course for 20 participants from the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation held in the Agricultural Research Center in Egypt during the period from 15-19 / 10/2017.  Read more ....

HE Prof Ibrahim Adam Ahmed El-Dukhery, Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, visited the office of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development in Dubai on 14/10/2017. He was received by Mr. Mohamed Obaid Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the AAAID. And technicians from both sides.  Read more ....

During a meeting that was held on the 12th of October 2017, at the premises of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, the DG of (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim El Dukhiri, expressed his gratitude and thanks to H.E Mr. Abdelwahab Ahmed El-Bader, DG of (KFAED) for supporting the National Program of "Control Transboundary Epidemiological    Read more ....

On Thursday the 12th of October 2017, H.E Dr. Ahmed Osman, Director of the Technical Department in (AFESD) received, H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El-Dukhiri, Director General of (AOAD), in the presence of a number of experts and technicians.     Read more ....

HE Prof. Ibrahim Adam Ahmed El- Dukheri, Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), visited the headquarters of the Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs & Fish Resources in Kuwait on the 11th of October 2017. His Excellency was received by HE Ahmed Al-Enzi the Vice-Chairman of the Authority of   Read more ....

HE Prof Ibrahim Adam Ahmed Al-Dukhiri, Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, received at his office at Khartoum headquarters Dr. Adama Cualibaly, the Country Representative of the World Bank Regional Office in Sudan.  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched on Sunday 1/10/2017 a training course "Applications of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Fisheries" for 22 cadres from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Oman during the period 1-5 / 10/2017.  Read more ....