The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized a training course in cooperation with the Regional Center for Remote Sensing of North African Countries in the field of using forecasting models and geographic information systems to estimate crop productivity from the 23rd till the 27th of December, 2019 in Tunisia.       Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Director General H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, met the Assistant Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa Mr. Abdel Salam Ould Ahmed, on the 18th of December 2019, in Cairo, Egypt.      Read more ....

The 7th session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development, was organized by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and under the patronage of Her Highness Princess Sumaya Bint Al-Hassan, was convened on the 17th to the 19th of December 2019 in Amman, Jordan.      Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and West Darfur State Ministry of Production and Economic Resources celebrated the Field Day on the 16th of December 2019, in the area of Umm Sebeikha, Al-Geneina locality, West Darfur State. The celebration focused       Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched a training course in cooperation with the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries and the Intermediate Technological Agricultural Institute from the 15th till the 19th of December 2019 in Algeria. 25 participants were enrolled in the training program representing the different departments of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries.      Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized a workshop on regional policy dialogue for solar energy irrigation systems, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Regional Office for the Near East, the League of Arab States (LAS) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), in Geeza Province, Egypt from the 8th to the 9th of December 2019.     Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), organized a training course in the field of Analyzing and Developing Agricultural Value Chains, in cooperation with the Sudanese Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA), at the headquarters of AOAD in Khartoum, Sudan from the 8th till the 12th of December 2019. The participants were 35 trainees from the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources in various states in Sudan.     Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), organized a training course in the field of " Enhancing negotiating capabilities and environmental diplomacy" in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in Cairo, Egypt. The participants were 22 trainees from ten Arab countries, the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) and the Arab Federation for Wild Life Protection.    Read more ....

Sudan hosts the meetings of the Ordinary 50th Executive Council of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) at the invitation of the Sudanese Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources H.E Eng. Issa Othman Al-Sharif, in Khartoum, Sudan on the 5th of December 2019.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), inaugurated a training course in the field of packaging rural products, in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environment from the 1st to the 5th of December 2019 in Jordan. The participants were 15 agricultural engineers from the Department of Rural Development.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the regional meeting on enhancing food and water security, held in Amman, Jordan, from the 27th to the 28th of November 2019, with the participation of delegations from the Arab countries, the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), and a number of United Nations organizations.  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the twenty-fourth session of the Forestry and Range Authority in the Near East, of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which was held in Antalya, Turkey.  Read more ....

Major General Khaled Fouda, the Governor of South Seenaa, received at his office in Al-Tur Governorate, Prof. Mona Mehrez, Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Animal, Poultry and Fisheries Affairs, Dr. Kamel Mostafa Amer, Head of the Regional Office of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) in the Arab Region and Dr. Sayed Salem AOAD Animal Health Expert.  Read more ....

Under the patronage of the Sudanese Minister of Animal Resources H.E Dr. Alam El-Din Abdullah Abbashar, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated the third and last meeting of the Arab Steering Committee of the Arab Program for Combating Transboundary Animal Diseases in the Arab Region which was organized by AOAD at its’ headquarter in Khartoum, Sudan during the 26th and the 27th of November 2019.   Read more ....

The third and final meeting of the Arab Steering Committee of the National Program for Combating Transboundary Animal Diseases in the Arab Region (Phase II) organized by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) kicks off on Tuesday 26 November 2019 in Khartoum, Sudan. The participants are donors and counterpart funding institutions, including the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, the Food    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated a training course in the field of the methods of establishing geographical indications for agricultural products in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries and the Mediterranean Agricultural Technological Institute in Algeria, during the period 24th to the 28th of November 2019. The participants were 25 trainees from the cadres of the ministry.  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), represented by its Regional Office for the Arab Mashreq, participated in the National Workshop on “Gender Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development in Rural Areas” organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) on the 20th of November 2019 in Amman, Jordan. It came as part of the Regional Initiative to promote Small – Scale Renewable Energy applications in rural areas of the Arab region (REGEND).   Read more ....

The Liaison Officers of the Emergency Program for Arab Food Security held their 6th meeting; phase II (2017-2021) at the headquarters of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) in Khartoum, Sudan, from the 19th to the 20th of November 2019.   Read more ....

The Sudanese Minister of Animal Resources H.E Dr. Alam Al Deen Abdu Allah Abashar, received at his office the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam Al-Dukheri and his accompanying delegation. H.E Dr. Abashar appreciated the role played by AOAD in the field of agricultural development in the Arab region.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Production and Economic Resources of South Darfur, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP), are continuing their efforts to improve productivity in Darfur states.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated on the 12th of November 2019 in the activities of the field day celebrations in Belail locality in Nyala. The celebration was organized by the Ministry of Production and Economic Resources in South Darfur in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food    Read more ....

Under the theme “Creating Global Partnerships”, the 13th Dubai International Food Safety Conference kicked off on the 11th of November 2019, highlighting the importance and role of global partnerships between stakeholders to create a better future for food safety globally.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the 15th conference of the Regional Committee of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for the Middle East, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates during the 10th to the 14th of November 2019. The conference was organized by the Emirati Ministry of Climate Change and Environment in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority and OIE.    Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri met the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Egypt and Sudan and the Permanent Representative of Belarus to the League of Arab States H.E Mr Sergei Terentiev , and Mr. Alexei Malavi Consul for Agricultural Affairs in Cairo, on the 6th of November 2019.   Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri met the Egyptian Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Animal, Poultry and Fisheries Affairs H.E Dr. Mona Mehrez, on the 6th of November 2019, Cairo, Egypt. During the meeting, both discussed a number of topics in areas of common interest and exchanged ideas and views, and the role played by AOAD in the developing and promoting joint Arab action in the field of agriculture and food security    Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, received at AOAD Middle Regional Office in Egypt, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Country Representative in Egypt H.E Dr. Nasr El-Din Haj Amin, on the 6th of November 2019.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) held a meeting on the 4th of November 2019 in Cairo, with palm experts in the Arab region, to discuss the four priority projects for developing the palm sector in the Arab region, namely the conservation of genetic resources, the development of palm incubators approved in the Arab countries,   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistic (AITRS) participated in the workshop which was held on the sidelines of the meeting of trustees in its forty-fourth session held during the 3rd and the 5th of November 2019 in Amman, to discuss the Institute's Strategic Plan for 2020-2024 prepared by the institute with the participation of the heads of national statistical bodies in    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), inaugurated the training course in the field of insect-borne parasitic diseases in cooperation with the Qatari Ministry of Municipality and Environment represented by the Animal Wealth Department in the Agriculture and Fisheries Affairs Sector, from the 3rd to the 7th of November 2019 in Doha, Qatar. The participants were 27    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Director General H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri participated in the activities of the third edition of the Arab Sustainable Development Week. The event was organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Regional Office for the Arab Mashreq presented two working papers as part of its participation in the activities of the Regional Dialogue Forum on Biodiversity Mainstreaming in Agricultural Sectors of the Near East and North Africa Region, organized by . Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), inaugurated the national training course in the field of Capacity building to follow up the implementation of development projects and evaluation mechanisms in cooperation with the Omani Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, from the 28th to the 31st of October 2019 in Remais, Oman. The participants were 30 trainees working in the ministry. Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Director General H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, inaugurated the two national training courses in the fields of rural women's development and their impact on economic empowerment and the value chain of agricultural products from the 27th to the 31st of October 2019 at the headquarters of the AOAD in Khartoum, Sudan.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated the national training course in the field Irrigation, Water Harvesting, Combating Desertification and Raising Environmental awareness in cooperation with the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, from 27th to the 31st of October 2019 in Algeria. The participants were 25 trainees working at the ministry. Read more ....

The meetings of the 31st session of the Council of Arab Environment Ministers was held on the 24th of October 2019 at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in Cairo, Egypt in the presence of a large number of Arab ministers, ambassadors and permanent representatives to the League, in addition to representatives of international and Arab organizations.  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the 12th Annual Pomegranate and Rural Products Festival, on the 23rd of October 2019 in Irbid, Jordan. The festival was under the patronage of H.E the Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Eng. Ibrahim Al Shehahdeh.  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), represented by the Regional Office for the Arab Mashreq, participated on Monday 22/10/2019 in the workshop entitled "Protecting the Local Product (Olive Oil)", which was held in Amman, Jordan.  Read more ....

The Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture H.E Engineer Abdul Al Rahman bin Abdul Mosin Al-Fadhli received in his office on Monday, 21 October 2019, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El-Dukheri. The meeting discussed the importance of enhancing    Read more ....

The Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, H.E Engineer Abdul Rahman Al-Fadhli, inaugurated the activities of the “ Saudi Agriculture Exhibition 2019'' in its 38th edition under the theme “Agricultural Innovation for a Better Life” during 21 to 24 of October 2019 at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center in Saudi Arabia.    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Director General, H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri and his accompanying delegation participated in the Global Ministerial Conference on Green Economy on the sidelines of the World Green Economy Summit held in Dubai on October 21, 2019,in the presence of H.E Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the Emirati Minister of Climate       Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) held a training course in cooperation with the Omani Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, in the field of “Artificial Insemination, Collection and Cultivation of Embryos in Sheep and Goats” on Sunday 20-24 October 2019 in Muscat, Oman. The participants were 30 trainees from the employees of the ministry.     Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) held a training course in cooperation with the Omani Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, in the field of “Artificial Insemination, Collection and Cultivation of Embryos in Sheep and Goats” on Sunday 20-24 October 2019 in Muscat, Oman. The participants were 30 trainees from the employees of the ministry.       Read more ....

H.E Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, received at his office on Saturday, 19 October 2019, H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD).       Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the Second International Festival of the Jordanian Dates on Wednesday, 16/10/2019, in Jordan. The festival was inaugurated by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment H.E Ibrahim Al Shahahda, who represented His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein the sponsor of the festival, in the presence of Mr. Ahmed Ali Mohammed Al Bulooshi,       Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, met H.E Dr.Qu Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday, 14 October 2019, at the headquarters of FAO in Italy, to discuss ways of      Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, held a meeting with the Director General of the Hashemite Fund for the Development of Jordan Badia, H.E Mr. Jamal Al-Fayez and the experts of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)     Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El-Dukheri, praised the Food Safety Arab Team and the outcomes of its five initiatives. This came in H.E Prof El Dukheri speech during the ceremony of honoring the Arab Food Safety Initiative in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday, 10th of October 2019.     Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN) on Wednesday 9th October 2019 in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.     Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri met Her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bint Ali, President of the Royal Botanic Garden, Chairperson of the Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan and Chairperson of the National Biodiversity Committee in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The meeting came during his visit to the Royal Botanic Garden on Wednesday 9/10/2019.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the 9th meeting of the African - Arab Steering Committee of the Joint Plan of Action for Agricultural Development and Food Security held in Cairo, Egypt, at the Regional Office for the Arab Middle East on Monday, 7/10/2019.    Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, participated in the activities of the 6th meeting of the Arab specialized team for food safety, held in Amman, Jordan, from 6 to 10 October 2019.    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday, 9 October 2019 at AOAD’s headquarters in Sudan. The Acting Director General & the Director of the Administrative and Financial Affairs of AOAD   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA ) at its headquarters in Amman, Jordanian, on the 8th of October 2019. Read more ....

The Jordanian Minister of Agriculture and Environment - Chairman of the General Assembly of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), H.E. Eng. Ibrahim Subhi Al-Shehadeh received in his office the Director General of AOAD, H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El-Dukheri, on the 7th of October 20109. During the meeting, they discussed the activities of  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated a training course in the field of “Remote Sensing in Agriculture” in cooperation with the Omani Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries during the period from 6th to 10th October 2019, with the participation of 31 engineers of soil, water, civil engineers and area engineers at the Ministry.  Read more ....

The Lebanese Prime Minister, H.E Mr. Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri, received the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, on the 5th of October 2019 at his office accompanied by the Chairman of the Lebanon Fund for Development and Innovation Mr. Marcel Daoud, and the Future Movement Mount Lebanon coordinator, Mr. Walid Serhal.Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Director General, H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, addressed the graduation ceremony of the Training of trainers (ToT) for the program of "Training and developing Entrepreneurs and the Establishment of Small and Medium Enterprises" which was held in Beirut, Lebanon during the period from  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the training of trainers (ToT) for the program of "Training and developing Entrepreneurs and the Establishment of Small and Medium Enterprises", organized by the Union of Arab Chambers in cooperation with the Arab International Center for Entrepreneurship and Investment (AICEI) of the United Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a national training of trainers (ToT) workshop on “Managing Solar Powered Irrigation Systems”, during 26-27 September 2019, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Tunisia. The participants were more than 25 engineers from different Tunisian states.Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) celebrated the Arab Agriculture Day on the 27th of September 2019, under the theme “Water, Energy and Food NEXUS are Essential Elements for Attaining Food Security and Sustainable Development”, in Tunisia. The celebration this year was under the patronage of H.E Mr. Samir El-Tayeb, the Tunisian Minister of Agriculture,Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the Consultative Meeting of Arab, regional and international organizations that discussed the implementation of the Arab Summit resolution on upgrading the technical and vocational education system in the Arab countries. The meeting was held at the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States on the 24th of September 2019.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized a national training course in the field of ‘’Development of Statistical Programs and Agricultural Information’’ during the period from 24 to 26 September 2019 in cooperation with the Institute of specialized middle agricultural technology (ITMAS) in Ain Taya, which is part of the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) held the national training course on genetic improvement using the artificial insemination technology for local Sudanese goats in crossbreeding with the improved male Shami goats, in cooperation with the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) during the period from 22/9 to 2/10/2019, at the General    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), in collaboration with the Somali Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, organized a national training course in the field of Food Security from 15-19 September 2019 in Mogadishu, Somalia. The participants were 25 trainees working at the Somali Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) held a workshop on regional coordination and national cooperation in the field of food safety in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Arab Food Safety Initiative for Trade Facilitation (SAFE) on Sunday 22 September   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the first meeting of the Nouakchott donor Group, during the 17th September 2019, in Nouakchott. It is a mechanism that has been put by AOAD at the request of the Permanent Secretariat of the Group.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), Director-General H.E Prof. Ibrahim El Dukheri, inaugurated the national training course in the field of Microfinance and its Impact on developing the Agricultural Sector organized by AOAD at its headquarters in Khartoum from 15-19 September 2019 for 25 participants from the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Sudan.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and in cooperation with the Omani Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries organized a training course in the field of Microbial Resistance to Antibiotics, during 15-19 September 2019. The participants were 31 veterinarians and animal health professionals  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Director General H.E Prof Ibrahim El Dukheri met the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Country Representative in Egypt HE Dr. Nasr El-Din Haj El Amin on the 4th September 2019. The meeting came within the framework of enhancing cooperation and partnership between AOAD and FAO.    Read more ....

The Arab Group participating in the Fourteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held on Thursday, 12 September 2019, a side event on the sidelines of the ministerial level of the Conference, organized and supervised by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) in the presence of H.E Prod Ibrahim   Read more ....

On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, during the 14th Conference of the Parties in India, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Director General H.E Prof Ibrahim El Dukheri met the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) held a bilateral meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2019 with the Center for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe )CEDARE). During the meeting several topics were discussed, such as the project of sustainability of rangelands, which the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) has participated in the 9th Regional Forum for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in West Asia, which was held at the Jumeirah Hotel in Kuwait from 9-11 / 9/2019 under the patronage of the Minister of State for Economic Affairs, H.E Mrs. Maryam Al-Aqeel. Read more ....

The 14th Conference of Parties (COP) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was inaugurated on the 9th September 2019 in the presence of the Indian Prime Minister H.E Mr Narendra Modi. The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri and a number of ministers, regional and international organizations attended the inauguration ceremony. Read more ....

The Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation H.E Dr. Ezz El-Deen Abu-Setit presented the Arab group speech at the 14th International Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in India. He stressed the Arab region, by virtue of its geographical location and its climatic and environmental conditions, is considered one of the most  Read more ....

The Arab Group that participated in the Fourteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), under the coordination of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), held its third daily meeting on Wednesday, 4 September 2019, in New Delhi. Read more ....

Under the coordination of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) the Arab Group held its first coordination meeting in during the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, which is held in the Indian capital New Delhi from 2-13 September 2019. Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched a national training course in the field of “Agricultural Project Management " in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture, on 1/9/2019 at the Regional Mashreq office in Jordan. The participants were 15 trainees from various bodies concerned with the management of agricultural projects in Jordan. Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the preparatory meeting for the 7th session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development, which was held in Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the 26th of August 2019. The importance of the forum is that links scientific researches in universities and  Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri and H.E the Director General of the Islamic Organization for Food Security Mr Yerlan A.Baidaulet signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organizations on the sidelines of the Second Session of the General Assembly of the Islamic Food Security  Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri participated in the meeting of the second session of the General Assembly of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), which was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during the period 27-29 / 8/2019. Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) team of the Regional Office for the Arab Mashreq held a meeting on Tuesday 20/8/2019 with the Executive Secretary of the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East & North Africa AARINENA Prof. Rida Shibli, member of the Jordanian Senate, at the Association’s headquarters in Amman. Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized the Arab Preparatory Meeting for the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) which took place on the 19th -21st August 2019, in Cairo, Egypt. The participants were the General Secretariat of the League of Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Director General H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, inaugurated on Monday, 19 August 2019 a training course titled “Training Trainers in the Field of Entrepreneurship”. The course was organized by AOAD in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development  Read more ....

The Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, held a working session on Thursday, August 1st, 2019 at the Permanent Secretariat of the Group of Sahel Countries in Nouakchott,   Read more ....

The Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, honored on Wednesday, 31 July 2019, Her Excellency Mrs. Minta El-Kartoub Ould Amam, Minister of Rural Development in Mauritania,    Read more ....

The Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, visited Mauritania on the 29 of July 2019. During his visit he met with H.E Minister of Rural Development and H.E the Director General of the Deposit and    Read more ....

The Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs His Excellency Mr. Sabri Belkadoum, received on Monday morning, July 29, 2019, at his office at the Ministry's headquarters, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) His Excellency Professor Ibrahim Adam El-Dukheri. Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Director General H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri and his accompanying delegation had a tour around three Algerian institutions on the 28t of July 2019. Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Director General H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri inaugurated the Maghreb Regional Office in Algeria on the 27th of July 2019, in the presence of the Algerian Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries H.E Dr Shareef Al Ammari. Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched a training course in the field of "Monitoring, Investigating and Controlling Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)" in cooperation with the Public Authority for Veterinary Services representing the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, on 27/7/2019 at the Regional Middle East office in Egypt. The participants were 28  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the meeting of the "Regional Initiative for the dissemination of small-scale renewable energy applications in rural areas in Jordan"", on Thursday, 25/7/2019 which was held in Jordan, with the participation of all relevant authorities related to energy, agriculture and the environment from the various   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) - Regional Office for the Arab Mashreq participated on the 23rd of July 2019, in a field tour that included the Arab Federation for Food Industries (ARABFFI), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA), the   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) - Regional Office for the Arab Mashreq participated on Tuesday 16/7/2019 at the Intercontinental Jordan Hotel in the activities of the Seminar on "Agriculture and Water in Jordan: (Understanding the Current and Future Water and Agricultural Situation) Financed by the Dutch Agency for Projects, at the invitation by the West Institute" Asia and North Africa (WANA institute)”, chaired by H.E Prince El Hassan bin Talal.  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) - Regional Office for the Arab Mashreq in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized training field days from 8-15 / 7/2019 on "Controlling the Indian Red Palm Weevil” within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between AOAD and FAO in March 2019 to implement a special program to control the Indian Red Palm Weevil and the implementation of various activities, including the implementation of   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD)Director-General Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, participated in the Third Consultative Meeting of the PPR Eradication Program, which was held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi from 16-17 / 7/2019. Read more ....

Within the framework of enhancing Arab and African cooperation and coordination, a technical coordination meeting was held at the Villa Rose Kameniki Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, between animal health experts of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and the African Livestock Bureau of the African Union (AU). Both sides discussed the document of   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized a training course in the field of "Freshwater Aquaculture " during the period from 14-18 / 7/2019 in Jordan. The participants were 17 trainees specialized in the fisheries sector.  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), represented by its Bureau for the Arab Mashreq and the Central Region, participated in the regional seminar for launching and strategic planning "Gender and Trade: Achievements and Aspirations ", which was held in Amman / Jordan during the period 2-3 / 7/2019 and organized by the Center of Arab Women  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated the national training course in the field of geographic information system (GIS) from 7-11/7/2019 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Forestry in the state of the Nile River in Sudan. The participants were 25 trainees from the Ministry's cadres. AOAD implemented this course due to the importance of development and rehabilitation of national Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated a training course in the field of “Animal Feed Formulation " from the 7th to the 11th of July 2019, in the Regional Office of the Arab Mashreq in Amman, Jordan, under the auspices of the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture, represented by the  Read more ....

In accordance with Recommendation No. 11 of the Second Steering Committee Meeting of the National Program for Transboundary Animal Diseases in the Arab Region, the team members of the Evaluation Program visited Jordan during 30/06 to 04/07/2019to evaluate the outputs of the Program and the performance of the Arab Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Group of German Federal Research Centers (Thunen) during a visit to the Group's headquarters during 25-28 June 2019.    Read more ....

Under the patronage of the Lebanese Prime Minister Al Sheikh Saad Al Hariri, a ceremony was held on Saturday 22/6/2019 to lay the Foundation Stone for the Integrated Economic Development Project for the province of Kharoub in Kafia, Lebanon.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched a training course in the field of "Strategies and marketing channels for small and medium-sized farms" in cooperation with the Qatari Ministry of Municipality and Environment, on the 16th to the 19th of June 2019 in Doha, Qatar, at the   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the second session of the Open-ended International Working Group on the Path of the New International Covenant on the Environment, in Nairobi, Kenya during 19-22 May 2019 at the invitation of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).  Read more ....

The International Dates Council held on the 16th of May 2019, in Saudi Arabia, its 2nd foundation meeting, in the presence of a number of Arab Ministers of Agriculture, the Undersecretaries in the Ministries of Agriculture, Senior officials in Ministries of Agriculture, the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), the representative of the  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) the meeting of the Arab Network for Pastoral Communities in Amman, Jordan, during 29-30 April 2019. The meeting is part of the activities of the regional program of the Healthy Ecosystems for Rangeland Development (HERD), Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, met with Kuwaiti officials during his visit to Kuwait from the 25th to the 29th of April 2019. He visited the headquarters of the Environment Public Authority on Monday, 29 April 2019. Prof El Dukheri held a working session with H.E Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sabah, the Director General of the  Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, participated in the meetings of the 40th session of the Executive Council of the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands, Syria (ACSAD), which took place Sunday morning, 28 April 2019 at the  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) organized on April 24, 2019, a workshop on the verification of the draft study prepared by AOAD on strengthening agricultural research, technology and innovation in Africa and the Arab region, which contributes to the document of the Ministerial Conference of Arab and African Ministers of Agriculture, which will be held during 2019, Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, attended the opening ceremony of the joint annual meetings of the Arab financial institutions held in Kuwait on Thursday 25 April 2019. H.E Prof El Dukheri attended these meetings as an observer member of the Board of Governors of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, represented by its Mashreq Regional Office in Jordan, participated in Petra Livestock Expo. The Expo was under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Omar Al Razzaz, and organized by the Arab Society for Animal Science in the Union of Engineers in cooperation with the Association of Agricultural Engineers and the Jordanian  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched a national training course in the field of “Preparation and Production of Veterinary Vaccines”, on the 14th to the 18th of April 2019 in Cairo, Egypt, at the Veterinary Serum & Vaccine Research Institute - VSVRI Work. The participants were 20 trainees (veterinarians and researches).    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) launched a training course in the field of “Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Application of Quality and Food Safety Standards”, on the 7th to the 11th of April 2019 in Cairo, Egypt, at the Food Technology Research Institute. The participants were 20 trainees (quality observers, production & warehouses factory  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and the Arab Institute for Training and Statistical Research held a joint meeting on Sunday, 7 April 2019 which came on the sidelines of the regional workshop on the Practical Guidance for the Agricultural Census 2020. The bilateral meeting came within the framework of  Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) inaugurated at its headquarters in Khartoum on Saturday, 6 April 2019, 3 training workshops out of (6) workshops as one of Sudan International Food Safety Conference (SIFSC) activities. The first workshop was held at AOAD premises in the field of Codex. Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, participated in the opening ceremony of the 40th annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank, held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Friday, 5 April 2019. The participants were more than 2000; among them were the member countries of the Organization of Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) concluded at its headquarter in Khartoum on Wednesday, 3/4/2019, the activities of the training course on Agricultural Entrepreneurship in the field of identifying and limiting investment opportunities and preparation of preliminary studies of small and medium investment projects.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the activities of the Regional Workshop on the Operational Guidelines of the FAO World Program for the Census of Agriculture2020, which was carried out jointly by the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistic, the Food and Agriculture Organization    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the Near East and North Africa Land and Water Days conference organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from March 31 to April 4 2019 to review the progress in tackling water scarcity in the region and promoting the exchange of knowledge and experience between countries and    Read more ....

Within the framework of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) efforts to activate partnership with local and regional organizations and institutions, the Regional Office of AOAD in the Arab Mashreq Region participated in the coordination meetings held from the 31st of March to the 1st of April 2019, at the headquarters Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) held its 49th Session of the Executive Council on the 28th of March 2019 at Crown Plaza Hotel in Jedda, Saudi Arabia. The 49th session was held under the kind invitation of H.E Engineer Abdulrahman bin Mohsen Al-Fadhli, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture in Saudi Arabia.   Read more ....

The Executive Council of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) will hold its regular session (49) in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Thursday, 28 March 2019. The meeting will be held under the patronage of His Excellency Engineer Abdulrahman bin Abdul Mohsin Al Fadhli, the Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, in the presence of their Excellencies the representatives of the Member States of the Executive Council (Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Somalia, and Morocco). Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the workshop and coordination meeting to start a partnership with the Beef and Sheep Agribench mark of the Thunen Group of Research Centers in the Federal Republic of Germany during the period 25-29 March 2019.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the activities of the Arab Group on International Environmental Conventions to Combat Desertification and Biodiversity at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States 25-28 March 2019.   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the 2nd Media Conference on Promoting the Pan-Arab Organizations Achievements and Activities, held from the 24th-26th of March 2019, in Tunisia, under the patronage of His Excellency the Secretary General of the League of Arab States.   Read more ....

As part of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Khalifa International Dates Palm Prize, AOAD has started to implement the activities mentioned in the Memorandum of Understanding.   Read more ....

The Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Professor Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri headed the first enlightening meeting for Sudan International Food Safety Conference 2019 (SIFSC) under the theme "Towards safe and sustainable food " organized by AOAD in collaboration with the Government of Sudan, the Sudanese Food Safety Association (SUFOSA)-United Arab Emirates and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization “The Arab Food Safety Initiative for Trade Facilitation (SAFE)”, the Arab Federation for Food Industries (AFFI), which will be held from the 8th to the 10th of April 2019 in Khartoum, Sudan, at the Friendship Hall.   Read more ....

The Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, participated in the meetings of the 4th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, held in Nairobi, Kenya on 14-15 March 2019.   Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, visited the Sheep Breeding Project in the Deir Ala area in the Jordan Valley area in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Tuesday 19/2/2019.  Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, met with Ms. Sarah Gordon Gibson, Country Director and representative of the United Nations World Food Program in Jordan, on Tuesday, 19 February 2019. The meeting was attended by experts from both sides.   Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri and his accompanying delegation met with H.E Mr. Fadi Jaber, the Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab Federation for Food Industries and Eng. George Jack Khayat, the Director of the Regional Office of the Federation in Jordan.    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Jordanian Dates Association on the 19th of February 2019. The MoU aimed to integrate and combine the efforts to serve the palm sector particularly in Jordan and the Arab region in general.     Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri and the accompanying delegation visited the Jordanian Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Environment and Chairman of AOAD General Assembly H.E Eng. Ibrahim Al Shahahda, at his office on   Read more ....

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Migration Agency and the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reinforce collaboration in agriculture and agricultural related programs to build the resilience of migrants and rural communities.    Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri received at his office on the 11th of February 2019, two Japanese experts from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) accompanied by a Sudanese expert from the Capacity Building Program for Irrigated Projects.   Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri and the accompanying delegation held a meeting at the Union of Chambers of Agriculture and Animal Production at the Sudanese Business and Employers Federation on the 10th of February 2019.    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) held a joint meeting on Wednesday, 6 February 2019, between its experts and the fish farmers of the floating cages in the Khartoum area.     Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, distributed a number of buffalos to some of the rural families in Assiut governorate, on the 3rd of February 2019, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Livestock, Fisheries and Poultry H.E Dr.    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in the meetings of the 17th session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 17) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which was held in Georgetown, Aguiana, from the 28th to the 30th of January 2019.    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) discussed means of cooperation between the two sides in the fields of joint work. This came during the visit of Dr. Omar Kamara, a Senior Expert in Rural Economic    Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) participated in a workshop under the theme "Future Vision for the Promotion of Citrus Crops in Egypt", the workshop was held at the Horticultural Research Institute at the Agricultural Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation in Egypt in February 2019.      Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, inaugurated the 2nd Meeting of the National Coordinators of the Arab Network for Aquaculture on the 27th of January 2019 at the premises of AOAD in Khartoum, Sudan.    Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, inaugurated on the 27th of January of February 2019 a training course in the field of Entrepreneurship Development and Investment Promotion. The course was held at the headquarters of AOAD.     Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, participated in the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Investment Forum organized by the Omani Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries under the patronage of      Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri, headed the Technical and Scientific Committees First Meeting for the Sudan International Food Safety Conference on the 15th of January 2019, at the premises of AOAD in Khartoum, Sudan.     Read more ....

The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, inaugurated on the 14th of January 2019 at AOAD premises two important meetings. The expert meetings were, “Harmonizing the Arab Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture Development 2030” and   Read more ....

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) with cooperation of the Qatari Ministry of Municipality and Environment organized a training course in the field of “Infectious Disease Outbreak Verification", from the 6th to the 10th of January 2019 in Qatar. The participants were (20) doctors, specialists and experts from    Read more ....