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INTERNATIONAL EXPERT MEETING ON
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AGENDA |
| FIRST DAY: MONDAY 19 MAY | |
| 08.30 - 09.00 | Registration |
| 09.00 - 09.30 | Opening session Inaugural speeches by representatives of the host country and the FAO Host Country: - Mr. Mamdouh Charaf Eddin: Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Egypt - Mr. M. Reyadh, Undersecretary of Afforestation Direc., MOA Egypt FAO: - Mr. A. Al Fares, Regional Forestry Officer, RNE, Cairo - Mr. P. Vantomme, Forestry Officer, FAO, Rome |
| 09.30 - 10.00 | Coffee break
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| TECHNICAL SESSION 1: | Regional overview of the
resource situation and the present status of utilization of the major Medicinal, Culinary
and Aromatic Plants in the region.
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| ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
AND RAPPORTEUR(S) FOR THE MEETING
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| 10.00 - 10.4 0 | Key presentation: Resource
description and situation: - Plant resources and their diversity in the NE: Mr. V. Heywood - The state of agriculture, forestry and environment in the NE : Mr. A. Al Fares |
| 10.4 0 - 11.00 | Key presentation: Product
utilization status and trends: - Major medicinal, culinary and aromatic plants gathered from wild sources in the NE: product utilization status and trends: Mr. P. Vantomme |
| 11.00 - 12.30 | Presentation of country papers - Turkey: Mr. M. Kizmaz - Jordan: Mr. M. ElAbbadi - Syria: Mr. T. Wahbe - Yemen: Mr. A. A. Majid - Egypt: Mr. R. Khater |
| 12.30 - 13.00 | Coffee break |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Continuation of presentation of
country papers - Cyprus: Mr. G. Georgiou - Tunisia: Mr. R. Chemli - Iran: Mr. S. Y. Riazi |
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Discussion |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | Concluding remarks on session 1
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| SECOND DAY: TUESDAY 20 MAY | |
| TECHNICAL SESSION 2: | Product development and Policy /
Institutional issues
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| 09.00 - 09.30 | Mushroom production: Mr. Yezeci
and Mr. Bawadekji |
| 09.30 - 10.00 | Gum arabic production: Mr. Awoda |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in
Arab Countries: Mr. Hennawi |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Discussion and winding up on
product development |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30 - 11.50 | Policy and institutional aspects
for NWFP development in the NE: Mr. Vantomme |
| 11.50 - 12.10 | Examples of existing networks on
NWFP in the NE : Mr. Heywood |
| 12.10 - 12.30 | Jatropha curcas in Egypt:
Mr. Reyadh |
| 12.30 - 13.00 | General discussion and proposed
action(s)/recommendations for follow-up |
| 13.00 -14.30 | Concluding session:
recommendations raised and closure |
| 14.30 -15.00 | Closure of meeting
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| THIRD DAY: WEDNESDAY 21 MAY | |
| Field excursion | |
List of Participants |
| Dr. Mamdouh REYADH Under Secretary of State for Afforestation Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Dokki, Cairo, Egypt Tel: + + 20 2 337 3790 Fax: + + 20 2 335 4983 |
Prof. Dr. Hussin M. El-HENNAWY Plant production Expert Arab Organization of Agricultural Development 11 El-Eslah El-Zaraii str. Doki, Cairo, Egypt Tel: + + 20 2 336 5795 / 3365798 Fax: + + 20 2 336 5799
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| Prof. Rachid CHEMLI Faculte de Pharmacie onastir 5000, Tunisie Tel: + + 216 3 461 000 Fax: + + 216 3 461 830
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Eng. Enayat ABDEL AZIZ General Manager for Afforestation Ministry of Agriculture Cairo, Egypt |
| Prof. Abdul-Hakim BAWADIKJI Universite d’Alep Faculte d’Agronomie B.P. 420 Alep, Syrie Tel: + + 963 21 757 483 Fax: + + 963 21 216 805
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Mr. Yakout MOHAMED Egyptian Dund for Technical Cooperation with African Countries 4 El-Zafere st. Apt6 Agouza, Giza, Cairo, Egypt Tel: + + 20 2 3030 970 |
| Eng. Tagrid WAHBE Agronome Ministere de l’Agriculture Center de la Recherche Agricole B.P. 113 Damasucs, Syrie Tel: + 963 531 3038 Fax: + 963 532 3029 |
Mr. George GEORGIOU Agricultural officer Aromatic Plants Agriculture Department Nicosia, Cyprus Tel: 02992141 Fax: 022361425
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| Eng. Seyed Yahya RIAZI Deputy General Director of Flower, Ornamental plans, Medical plants and Mushroom Affairs Ministry of Agriculture Horticulture Section Tehran, Iran Tel: + + 821 222 3482
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Mr. Antonios GAVRILIDES Agricultural Officer Aromatic Plants Agriculture Department Nicosia, Cyprus Tel: 02992141 Fax: 022361 425 |
| Prof. Vernon HEYWOOD School of Plant Seciences The University of Reading Whiteknights, P.O. Box 221 Reading RGG GAS, UK Tel: + + 44 118 9780185 Fax: + + 44 118 9891745 Email: v.h.heywood @ reading.ac.uk
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Prof. Dr. Mortada Reada KHATER Horticultural Research Institute, ARC Giza, Egypt Tel: + + 02 2 337 2626 |
| Mr. Ekrem YAZICI Assistant National Coordinator GCP / INT / 539 / ITA "Forestry and Food Security" Division Director Ministry of Forestry Ankara, Turkey Tel: + + 90- 312- 4177730 Fax: + + 90 312 4179160 |
Mr. Moustafa KIZMAZ Division Dicector General Directorate of Forest Turkey Tel: + + 90 312 2234505 Fax: + + 90 312 4179160 / 2128482 |
| Eng. Amer A. Aghbari MAJID National Project Director of Forestry Development FAO (GCP/YM/020) Sanaa, Yemen Tel: 207331 |
Eng. Mouhamed ABDEL SATTAR Ms. M. AbDEL SALAM Ms. Soheer Fathy AHMED Mr. Gad Elkarim AHMED Under- secretary of Afforestation Ministry of Agriculture Cairo, Egypt |
| Eng. Mousa K.A.W. ABBADI General Director of Forests and Range Department Ministry of Agriculture Ammam, Jordan P.O.Box: 2099 Tel: 837472 Fax: 837929 |
Mr. A. ALFARES Regional Forestry Offeicer FAO, RNE P.O. Box: 2223 Cairo, Egypt. Tel: + + 20 2 3316000 Fax: + + 20 2 3495981 Email: Adnan.Alfares@fao.org.
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| El Hag Makki AWOUDA General Manager Forest National Corporation Khartoum, Sudan Tel: + + 249 11 471575 Fax: + + 249 11 472659 |
Mr. Paul. VANTOMME Forest Officer (Non Wood Forest Products) Forestry Department. FAO Rome, Italy Tel: + + 39 06 57054064 Fax: + +39 06 57055618 Email: Paul.Vantomme@fao.org |
