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Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

Report

ETC Session: Technology and Innovation for Agriculture Development/

Eighth Scientific Agricultural Conference (ESAC-2018)

Karak, Jordan, 15-17 October 2018

Summary

ESCWA supported the Eighth Scientific Agricultural Conference (ESAC-2018) entitled

"Agricultural Challenges and Sustainable Development" organized by the Faculty of Agriculture at Mutah

University, Karak, Jordan during the period 15-17 October 2018. ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) in

cooperation with ICARDA organized and conducted a dedicated session on “Technology and

Innovation for Agricultural Development” during (ESAC-2018). The main objective of this session is to

exchange views of regional and international experts on how to use technology as one of the means of

implementation of SDGs to develop a sustainable agricultural sector in the region. The session provided

a podium to discuss pathways in which green technology can be used to reduce hunger, enhance prosperity

in a region that is characterized by ongoing conflicts and wars.

The main key messages and recommendations resulted from this session were concentrated around

the importance of fostering and enhancing research projects related to sustainable agriculture, utilizing

opportunities in technology and innovation in the field of sustainable agriculture to contribute to the global

food security, and engaging academia in policy formulation for sustainable agriculture.

E UNITED NATIONS

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL

COUNCIL

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 3

I. CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD ............................................................... 3

II. OPENING SESSION ............................................................................................... 4

III. SESSION ONE: Technology and Innovation for Agricultural Development .......... 4

A. Objectives of the session……………………………….………………………..4 B. Session Discussion:……………………………………………………………...5

IV. Other Input Supported by ETC…………………………………………………6

V. ORGANIZATION……………………………………………………………...7

A. Date and venue………………………………………..………………………...7 B. Agenda……………………………………………………..…………………...7 C. Documents……………………………………………….……………………...7

Annex I. Agenda………………………………………………………………………...8

Annex II. List of All Participants………………………………………………………11

Table 1 11 Table 2 13 Table 3 14 Table 4 15 Table 5 16 Table 6 17

Annex III. List of ETC and Supported Participants ......................................................... 19

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INTRODUCTION

1. ESCWA supported the Eighth Scientific Agricultural Conference (ESAC-2018) entitled

"Agricultural Challenges and Sustainable Development" organized by the Faculty of

Agriculture at Mutah University, Karak, Jordan during the period 15-17 October 2018.

2. The ESAC-2018 was held in collaboration with the Agricultural Faculties at the Jordanian

Universities, the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Agricultural Research Centre, Jordanian

Ministry of Water and Irrigation, ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC), ICARDA, and FAO.

3. The conference provided a forum for a thorough discussion of the challenges and new trends in

the fields of agriculture, water, food and environment and established a better cooperation

among researchers in these fields at local, regional and international levels.

4. As part of the conference, ETC in cooperation with ICARDA organized a dedicated session on

“Technology and Innovation for Agricultural Development”. The main objective of this session

is to exchange views of regional and international experts discussing the prospect of using

technology as one of the means of implementation of SDGS in order to develop a sustainable

agricultural sector in the region.

5. The session was organized to provide a podium for discussing pathways in which green

technology can be used to reduce hunger, enhance prosperity in a region that is characterized

by ongoing conflicts and wars.

I. CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD

6. Key messages and recommendations of the conference that are related to science, technology

and innovation were as follow:

a. Establishing a podium for stakeholders to address the agriculture-food sector challenges,

promoting related research projects and technology transfer.

b. Academic institutions and research centers should consider more robust research projects

and leveraging resources from multiple investments, so that agricultural research has a

stronger role in policy formulation. Furthermore, research centers can tap upon new

research areas for Jordan such as: climate change, innovative technology and design for

water management, salinity and droughts issues, agrochemicals alternatives for integrated

pest management, gene editing techniques for developing new crops and the utilization

of plant genetic resources that have social and economic values.

c. Fostering and utilizing opportunities for agricultural innovation in the field of sustainable

agriculture to contribute to food security by encouraging plant breeders and research

scientists to invest heavily in gene research, seed production and the exploitation of wild

and local genetic resources for developing new plant varieties with specific traits that can

adapt to climate change, salinity, drought and diseases.

d. Engaging academic scientists in policy formulation related to sustainable agriculture and

promoting agricultural science and innovation policy across the country and the region.

e. Using new techniques that enhance the efficient use of water and fertilizers to optimize

yield under harsh environmental conditions.

f. Using the new greenhouse structure and hydroponic farming technology to ensure the

efficient use of water under arid and semiarid areas.

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g. Using sustainable production systems and genome selection in the breeding programs for

local pure breeds.

h. Public polices to support adopting innovative technologies for irrigation combined with

harvesting schemes.

i. Designing and implementing new extension programs for farmers addressing the

following topics: modernizing farms, training courses in agricultural marketing and

sustainable agriculture, and using digital technologies in agriculture.

II. OPENING SESSION

7. During the opening, and on behalf of ETC Dr. Martin Keulrutz, Assistant Professor at AUB,

and a key note speaker, provided input entitled “Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy

for Water and Food Security in the Arab region” In his presentation; Dr. Martin, a reviewer of

the ESCWA publication, started by stating the current regional food security status and issues

based on ESCWA publication titled “Arab Horizon 2030: enhancing food security in the arab

region”. Then he explained the importance of bridging science and policy for food security in

the decades to come. He stressed on two major issues. First, a scientific framework for change

in the Arab world: the water-energy-food-health nexus (WEFRAH) was introduced expressing

the interlinkages between resources, human activity and human health as cornerstones for

development. Second, applied technologies based on the WEFRAH framework such as physical

water accounting, consumer awareness and community engagement tools showing that food

security does not only involve epic challenges but excellent opportunities for agricultural and

technological development and innovation in the Arab region. The presentation ended up with

suggestions on how to further bridge science and policy to achieve the SDGs in the Arab region.

During his presentation, He also mentioned that demographic change, water scarcity, land

degradation and climate change pose mega challenges that need to be addressed by all

governments in the region.

III. SESSION ONE: Technology and Innovation for Agricultural Development

A. Objectives of the session

8. Session One was organized by ETC in cooperation with ICARDA and aim to provide a forum

for deep discussion of the challenges and new trends in the fields of agriculture, water, food and

environment, and to establish a better cooperation among researchers in these fields at local,

regional and international levels. Furthermore, the session aimed to provide the experts and

academicians with the opportunity to discuss the prospect of using technology and innovation

to develop further the agricultural sector, alleviate poverty and achieve the sustainable

development goals (SDGs) in the region. The session also supported networking of regional

professionals working on technology and agriculture to ensure complementarity and

coordination.

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B. Session Discussion:

9. Mr. Esteban Baeza, Wageningen University and Research Business Unit Greenhouse

Horticulture, the Netherland, presented “Optimum Greenhouse Design In Arid Regions: A

Modelling Approach”, where he mentioned that growers always struggle to understand which

is the optimum greenhouse design (including the structure, the cover and the climate control

equipment) that can lead to successful cultivation with minimum water and energy use. He also

mentioned that results show that the optimum design in KSA for example is the mid tech

design(according to their experiments in two locations). He also indicated that some

technological options can only be applied if market prices are much larger than the local market

available prices and the growing cycle is extended.

10. Mr. Jouke Campen, Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture, the Netherlands, presented

“Water efficiency protected horticulture: Experience from Estidamah Research Center in Saudi

Arabia”. During his presentation, Mr. Jouke mentioned that the research centre for protected

horticulture in Riyadh has been in operation for more than one year now. The main research

topic is water saving. Three levels of technology are studied. The low tech greenhouse which is

a plastic tunnel greenhouse cooled using a pad and fan system is normally used for year-round

production. The mid tech greenhouse has a glass covering and is also cooled using the pad and

fan system though here the amount of ventilation can be regulated using frequency controlled

fans. The production in the mid tech greenhouse is increased by more than 2 kg/week which

means more than 70 kg on an annual base. The high tech greenhouse proves to be the most

efficient in water use showing less than 4 liters per kg of tomato, however, it proved to be less

feasible.

11. Mr. Adel H. Abdel-Ghani, Faculty of Agriculture, Mutah University, Karak, Jordan, delivered

a presentation on “Mapping drought related traits in barley” . Mr Adel explained that to discover

genes controlling grain yield and drought related traits (YRTs), 231 barley genotypes with

diverse origin were screened. Structure analysis clustered the 231 barley genotypes into nine

subgroups, broadly corresponding to the row types (two rowed and six rowed barley) and the

geographical origins, indicating high level of natural variation is existing in population which

can be exploited in genome-wide association studies. He concluded that SNPs identified in this

study can open the opportunity to discover candidate genes related to yield performance and

genes controlling the CLMT in barley.

12. Ms. Reem Nejdawi, Executive Director of ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC), presented a brief

on ESCWA and ETC and their scope of work. She mentioned that one of the main activities of

the Centre in the coming few years is related to enhancing and promoting technology

development and technology transfer in the agricultural sector. Then, Ms. Nejdawi introduced

the SDGs and focused on targets related to food security indicating the status of the Arab region

as presented in the latest ESCWA publication on Food Security Horizon 2030. She concluded

with recommendations regarding technology indicating the crucial role of regional cooperation

and integration to achieving food security in the Arab arid region.

13. Mr. Stefan Strohmeier, ICARDA, Amman, Jordan, presented “Integrated Approach for

restoration of degraded rangelands: Empirical examples from Jordan”. In his presentation, Mr.

Strohmeier mentioned that adopting a more progressive intervention to alter the processes of

degradation and move towards new system equilibrium is a more promising alternative, and

rainwater harvesting (RWH) can enable a large portion of, otherwise lost, rainwater to be stored

in the soil. He indicated that if RWH is used in an integrated packages including suitable plant

species and sound grazing management, it may support meaningful vegetation growth and help

system restoration. He also mentioned that the Badia benchmark project, implemented by

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ICARDA and national partners in Jordan, has demonstrated the potential for adoption, at large

scale, of integrated micro-catchment water harvesting for restoration of degraded rangelands in

Jordan and in similar environments.

14. Mr. Nael Thaher, University of Guelph, Canada delivered a presentation on “Leveraging

intellectual property management for crop biotechnology innovation” where he indicated the

importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and their management for crop biotechnology.

Mr. Nael addressed the four key dimensions of intellectual property (IP) management in crop

biotechnology which form an integrative model for capacity development and innovation.

IV. Other inputs supported by ETC

15. Dr. Khaleel Jawasreh, Animal Breeding and Genetics Associate Professor, Department of

Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology

(JUST). He provided an input during the session dedicated to “ Plant Production”. In his

presentation “Gene’s Technology for Economic Sheep Production”, he mentioned that the

economic traits of sheep are affected by genes and environment; and some of those traits are

expressed in quantitative manner and others in qualitative. He said that the main issue is to focus

on the important useful mutation(s) that are found in the ovine genome and used by geneticists

for improving the productivity of sheep. He also gave some examples on success stories from

Jordan such as Awassi breed of Sheep; below is a summary of his presentation:

- The Awassi breed of sheep is highly valued in the Middle Eastern market of meat

consumption. A project was conducted to evaluate the improvements in the first backcross

Awassi carrying the Callipyge gene (CAW) and followed by a backcross trial for

retrieving the Awassi phenotype. Awassi ram lambs that carried the CAW demonstrated

improved organ weight, Longissimus muscle, eye muscle area, width and depth. Awassi

backcross, holding the Callipyge gene, shows an excellent potential for its adoption as a

meat type in Jordan and the Middle East. As an example of the obtained results the

slaughter weighs of the callipyge carriers reached 52 kg compared to 37kg of pure Awassi.

In Jordan, Awassi sheep is considered as a low prolific breed that produced in average

1.29 lamb/lambing and by introducing the FecB (heterozygous form) gene to it, the

prolificacy has been increased to reach 2.09 lambs per lambing. It could be concluded that

using the useful mutation the productivity and profitability of Awassi sheep will be

improved via reducing the generation interval and by selecting the most productive carrier

ones and by culling those holding the genetic defect mutations.

• Eng. Joseph Kahwaji, Head of Forage Department at Lebanese Agricultural Research

Institute (LARI) in Lebanon. Mr. Kahwaji provided an intervention on “Hydroponic green

fodder production: Hype or new perspective” during the Plant Production session. His

input is related to the inclusion of the dry matter analysis when comparing the hydroponic

produced barley (fodder) to the barley grain (concentrate) which show the high-water

content in the hydroponic barley. In addition, he indicated that there was no data on the

collection of refused quantities of palatability of animals to the hydroponic fodder. He

also indicated the need to identify the limit level of the Heavy metals, organic

contamination, pesticide residues, Phenol, and Dioxins when using grey water for fodder

production.

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V. ORGANIZATION

A. Date and venue

The conference took place during 15-17 October, 2018 at the Faculty of Agriculture at Mutah

University, Karak. ETC and ICARDA session was held on Monday 15 October 2018.

B. Agenda

The detailed agenda of the conference is shown in Annex I. ETC organized session 1 “Technology and

Innovation for Agriculture Development”, Participants

The conference was attended by more than 170 participants from 14 countries, representing experts in

various developed and emerging technologies, representing stakeholders from the academic and

research institutions, public sector, and related UN organizations. The list of participants is shown in

Annex II.

C. Documents

Information note, agenda and presentations delivered during the meeting may be accessed through the

ESCWA webpage: (https://www.unescwa.org/events/eighth-scientific-agricultural-conference-esac-

2018)

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Annex I. Agenda

Date: Monday 15 October 2018 (Opening Session)

Faculty of Agriculture

(Theatre)

Chairman: Prof. Mahmud Al-Duwayri Rapporteur: Prof. Firas Al-Zyoud

Time Keynote speaker Topic

11:00 – 11:30 Prof. Rida Shibli

Jordanian Senate

Jordan

Climate change and its impact on agriculture

11:30 – 12:00 Prof. Mohamed Draghouth

AARINENA

Tunisia

The association for agriculture research

institutions in the Near East and North Africa:

Becoming a region hub for NENA stakeholders

engaged in agriculture research and innovation

through its new strategy

12:00 – 12:30 Dr. Martin Keulertz

AUB (ESCWA)

Lebanon

Bridging the gap between science and policy

for water and food security in the Arab region

12:30 – 13:00 Session’s discussion

Plenary Sessions

Faculty of Agriculture

First day: Monday 15 October 2018

(Theatre)

Session 1: Technology and Innovation for Agriculture

Chairman: Prof. Rida Shibli Rapporteur: Prof. Firas Al-Zyoud

15:00 – 15:20 Dr. Esteban Baeza

The Netherlands

Optimum greenhouse design in arid regions: A

modelling approach

15:20 – 15:40 Dr. Jouke Campen

The Netherlands

Water efficiency protected horticulture:

Experience from Estidamah research center in

Saudi Arabia

15:40 – 16:00 Prof. Adel Abdel-Ghani

MU, Jordan

Mapping drought related traits in barley

16:00 – 16:45 Coffee break and poster viewing

16:45 – 16:55 Ms. Reem Nejdawi,

Executive Director,

ESCWA & Food Security Publication

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ESCWA Technology

Centre

16:55 – 17:05 Dr Stefan Strohmeier,

ICARDA

Integrated Approach for restoration of degraded

rangelands: Empirical examples from Jordan

16:05 – 17:20 Dr. Nael Thaher

University of Guelph

Canada

Leveraging intellectual property management for

crop biotechnology innovation

17:20 – 18:00 Session’s discussion

Plenary Sessions

Faculty of Agriculture

Second day: Tuesday : 16 October 2018

(Room 102)

Session 13: Animal Production II

Chairman: Prof. Raed Al-Atiyat Rapporteur: أ.د. نهاد عبد اللطيف علي

09:30 – 09:45 Prof. Ashwaq Hassan

Iraq

Effect of adding potassium nitrite to barley straw

on fermentation characters and in vitro methane

production

09:45 – 10:00 Dr. Marwan Al-Hijazeen

MU, Jordan

Effects of tannic acid on lipid and protein

oxidation, color, and volatiles of raw and cooked

chicken breast meat during storage

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break

علي اللطيف عبد نهاد. د.أ 10:45 – 10:30

العراق

يوتكفي حليقة فروج اللحم ومقارنته تاثير اضافة البريبادراسة

بالبريبايوتك المحلي العراقي على صفات الدم الفسلجية

10:45 – 11:00 Dr. Arwa AlRwashdeh

Jordan

Alternative uses of antibiotics in animal

production

11:00 – 11:15 Prof. Nabil Hailat

Just, Jordan

Diagnosis of transboundary animal diseases

(TADs) using histopathology, Immuno-

histochemistry (IHC) and PCR in Jordan

11:15 – 11:30 Prof. Akram Al Abboodi

JUST, Jordan

Antibiotics residues in egg and poultry meat

11:30 – 11:45 Dr. Khaleel Jawasreh Gene’s technology for economic sheep

production

11:45 – 12:00 Prof. Yaser Tarazi

JUST, Jordan

Molecular characterization of enterohemorr-hagic

Escherichia coli isolates from human and animal

sources in northern Jordan

12:00 – 12:15 Dr. Ismail Malkawi

JUST, Jordan

Prevalence and genotypes of Camplylobacter

Jejuni and Campylobacter coli among chilled and

frozen chickens, human patients and food

handlers in northern Jordan

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12:15 – 12:45 Session’s discussion

Plenary Sessions

Faculty of Agriculture

Second day: Tuesday : 16 October 2018

(Room 02)

Session 15: Plant Production I

Chairman: Prof. Khalad Tarawneh Rapporteur: Prof. Taleb Abu-Zahra

09:30 – 10:00 Prof. Ghazi Al-Karaki

JUST, Jordan

Hydroponic green fodder production: Hype or

new perspective

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 – 10:45 Prof. Monther Sadder

JU, Jordan

Loss of stress adaptive alleles during plant

domestication: A phylogenetic prospective

10:45 – 11:00 Prof. Ayed Al-Abdallat

JU, Jordan

Identification of a novel photoperiod-insensitive

HvPPD-11 allele conferring early flowering

phenotype in barley

(Hordeum vulgare L.)

11:00 – 11:15 Prof. Taleb Abu-Zahra

BAU, Jordan

Effect of different organaic matter sources on

strawberry (Fragaria X Ananassa Duch)

Growth and fruit quality in a plastic house at

Humrat Al-Sahen

11:15 – 11:30 Dr. Maher Tadros

JUST, Jordan

Management of Prosopis julifora the invasive

species in Jordan Valley

11:30 – 11:45 Dr. Abdulraheem Al-

Bawalize

NARC, Jordan

Assessment of agro-morph. And genetic variation

among two Jordanian landraces of vetches by

AFLP molecular marker

أ.د. اآلء صالح العاني 12:00 – 11:45

العراق

دور عمليات إدارة الري في انتاجية المياه ونمو وإنتاجية صنفين

من الحنطة

12:00 – 12:15 Dr. Bashir Qadri

MOA, Jordan

Investigation of morphological, agronomical

traits and ISSR markers for tetraploid wheat

germplasm from Jordan

12:15 – 12:45 Session’s discussion

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Annex II. List of All Participants

Table 1

No. Name Institution Country

Higher Committee

1 Prof.ThaferYusifAssaraira Mutah University Jordan

2 Prof. RidaShibli Jordanian Senate Jordan

3 Prof. Mahmud Al-Duwayri Amman Jordan

4 Prof. Adel Abdel-Ghani Mutah University Jordan

5 Prof. Firas Al-Zyoud Mutah University Jordan

6 Prof. Ahmad Al-Sakarna Mutah University Jordan

7 Dr. Nizar Haddad National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

Preparatory Committee

8 Prof. Ahmad Al-Shadiadeh Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

9 Prof. Hani Al-Saoub the University of Jordan Jordan

10 Dr. KholoudMashal the Hashemite University Jordan

11 Dr. Maher Tadros Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

12 Dr. Mohamed Al-Nawaiseh Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

13 Dr. Saleh Al-Shdiefat Jerash Private University Jordan

14 Prof. Ahmed Al-Tanni Yarmouk University Jordan

15 Dr. Abd Al-

RaheemBawalize

National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

16 Eng. Mazen Al-Dmour AEA Jordan

17 Eng. Ali Ghanim Ministry of Water and Irrigation Jordan

18 Eng. AbdallahShishani Ministry of Agriculture Jordan

19 Mr. WaleedRawadieh Mutah University Jordan

Scientific Committee

20 Prof. TahaRababah Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

Session Chairs

21 Prof. MuwaffaqKarajeh Mutah University Jordan

22 Prof. Raed Al-Atiyat Mutah University Jordan

23 Prof. SaqerHarzallah Mutah University Jordan

Finance Committee

24 Prof. SaedOwais Mutah University Jordan

25 Mr. YaqoubAlSyag Mutah University Jordan

26 Mr. KhaledMalahma Mutah University Jordan

No. Name Institution Country

Higher Committee

1 Prof.

ThaferYusifAssaraira

Mutah University Jordan

2 Prof. RidaShibli Jordanian Senate Jordan

3 Prof. Mahmud Al-Duwayri Amman Jordan

4 Prof. Adel Abdel-Ghani Mutah University Jordan

5 Prof. Firas Al-Zyoud Mutah University Jordan

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6 Prof. Ahmad Al-Sakarna Mutah University Jordan

7 Dr. Nizar Haddad National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

Preparatory Committee

8 Prof. Ahmad Al-Shadiadeh Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

9 Prof. Hani Al-Saoub the University of Jordan Jordan

10 Dr. KholoudMashal the Hashemite University Jordan

11 Dr. Maher Tadros Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

12 Dr. Mohamed Al-Nawaiseh Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

13 Dr. Saleh Al-Shdiefat Jerash Private University Jordan

14 Prof. Ahmed Al-Tanni Yarmouk University Jordan

15 Dr. Abd Al-

RaheemBawalize

National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

16 Eng. Mazen Al-Dmour AEA Jordan

17 Eng. Ali Ghanim Ministry of Water and Irrigation Jordan

18 Eng. AbdallahShishani Ministry of Agriculture Jordan

19 Mr. WaleedRawadieh Mutah University Jordan

Scientific Committee

20 Prof. TahaRababah Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

Session Chairs

21 Prof. MuwaffaqKarajeh Mutah University Jordan

22 Prof. Raed Al-Atiyat Mutah University Jordan

23 Prof. SaqerHarzallah Mutah University Jordan

Finance Committee

24 Prof. SaedOwais Mutah University Jordan

25 Mr. YaqoubAlSyag Mutah University Jordan

26 Mr. KhaledMalahma Mutah University Jordan

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Table 2

Arabs, Inter. Agric. Org., overseas

No. Name Institution Country

1 Prof. Mohamed Darghouth AARINENA Tunisia

2 Dr. Huda Al-Taae Mosul University Iraq

3 Prof. Hussein Algboory Al-Kasim-Green University Iraq

4 Prof. Alaa Salih University of Baghdad Iraq

5 Prof. Nihad Ali Al-Kasim-Green University Iraq

6 Prof. Abdul Salam Babji

University of Kebangsaan

Malaysia

7 Prof. Parkhomenko Luhansk National Agrarian University Ukraine

8 Prof. Samira Al-Thamir, Iraq Al-Kasim-Green University Iraq

9 Prof. Ashwaq Hassan University of Baghdad Iraq

10 Dr. Rukaibaa Chechan University of Baghdad Iraq

11 Dr.HadeelWaheb University of Baghdad Iraq

12 Dr. Rasha Fadhil Mosul University Iraq

13 Dr. Martin Keulertz AUB (ESCWA) Lebanon

14 Dr.NaelThaher University of Guelph Canada

15 Dr. Esteban Baeza Wageningen University Netherlands

16 Dr. Jouke Campen

Ageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture Netherlands

17 Dr.AbdelnabbiFerdoos Amman Jordan

18 Dr. Faisal Awawdeh Amman Jordan

19 Dr.TheibOweis ICARDA, Amman Jordan

20 Dr. Koichi Unami Kyoto University Japan

21 Dr. Nisrin Nakshoo National Commission for Biotechnology Syria

22 Dr. Yasser Al-Taher Sama Istanbul Egypt

23 Dr.Abdalmonnem Khalil North Technical University Iraq

24 Dr.Tahani Abu-Khosaseh Agricultural Council Sudan

25 Dr.RukaibaaChechan University of Baghdad, Iraq

26 Eng. AmaniAlawamleh University of Molise Italy

27 Ms. Reem Al-Nejdawi ESCWA Technology Centre Jordan

28 Mr. Nael Al Mulki ESCWA Technology Centre Jordan

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29 Mr. Mohammed Faqeh ESCWA Technology Centre Jordan

30 Mr. Mohammed Horani ESCWA Technology Centre Jordan

31 Ms. Ban Bahlawan ESCWA Technology Centre Jordan

32 Mr. Joseph Kahwaji

Lebanese Agriculture Research Institute (LARI) Lebeanon

33 Eng. SaharAsraf, Gaza, Gaza Palestine

Table 3

Mutah University

Tafila Technical University

No. Name Institution Country

Mutah University

1 Prof. KhaladTarawneh Mutah University Jordan

2 Prof. Osama Mohawesh Mutah University Jordan

3 Prof. Mohammed Al-Bdour Mutah University Jordan

4 Prof. Khaled Al-Absi Mutah University Jordan

5 Dr. Mustafa Al Rawaschdeh Mutah University Jordan

6 Dr.Ghaid Al-Rabadi Mutah University Jordan

7 Dr.NazehAlKhalaileh Mutah University Jordan

8 Dr. Marwan Al-Hijazeen Mutah University Jordan

9 Dr. Hassan Al-Omari Mutah University Jordan

10 Dr. Ibrahim Dabbour Mutah University Jordan

11 Dr.Khaled Abu-Alruz Mutah University Jordan

12 Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Mutah University Jordan

13 Eng. Ahmad Al-Majali Mutah University Jordan

14 Eng. Maryam Al-Alwneh Mutah University Jordan

15 Eng. Tamadour Al-Qudah Mutah University Jordan

Tafila Technical University

16 Dr. Amani Al-Dawood Tafila Technical University Jordan

17 Dr. SuhailSharadaah Tafila Technical University Jordan

18 Dr. Nader AlJabarin Tafila Technical University Jordan

19 Dr.Reyad Al Dwairi Tafila Technical University Jordan

20 Dr.Soraya Perez Tafila Technical University Jordan

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Table 4

The University of Jordan

No. Name Institution Country

1 Prof. Ahmad Al-Momany the University of Jordan Jordan

2 Prof. Khalid Al-Ismail the University of Jordan Jordan

3 Prof. HamedTakruri the University of Jordan Jordan

4 Prof. Ahmad Katbeh Bader the University of Jordan Jordan

5 Prof. Monther Sadder the University of Jordan Jordan

6 Prof. Tawfiq Al-Antary the University of Jordan Jordan

7 Prof. Ayman Suleiman the University of Jordan Jordan

8 Prof. Ayed Al-Abdallat the University of Jordan Jordan

9 Dr.AlaaGhidan the University of Jordan Jordan

10 Dr.SalaheddinAraj the University of Jordan Jordan

11 Dr. Michel Rahbeh the University of Jordan Jordan

12 Dr.Nehaya Al-Karablieh the University of Jordan Jordan

13 Dr. Haifa Al-Mohammed the University of Jordan Jordan

14 Dr.ButhainaAlkhatib the University of Jordan Jordan

15 Dr. Ibrahim Al-Shomali the University of Jordan Jordan

16 Dr. RashaAmarin the University of Jordan Jordan

17 Eng. RanaJado the University of Jordan Jordan

18 Eng. Wafa Nasir the University of Jordan Jordan

19 Eng. Zaid Nabas the University of Jordan Jordan

20 Eng. MaramNoimat the University of Jordan Jordan

21 Eng. Arwa Abu-Laban the University of Jordan Jordan

22 Eng. Sameeha Al-Thnaibat the University of Jordan Jordan

23 Eng. Anfal AL-Dalaeen the University of Jordan Jordan

24 Eng. LumaHamdi the University of Jordan Jordan

25 Eng. AnasMusallam the University of Jordan Jordan

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26 Eng. GharamabuJaleel the University of Jordan Jordan

27 Eng. RanimAlkhedr the University of Jordan Jordan

28 Eng. Anwar Al-Assaff the University of Jordan Jordan

29 Eng. Shereen Abu Zahra the University of Jordan Jordan

30 Eng. Safa'aAyyash the University of Jordan Jordan

31 Eng. WafaaKherfan the University of Jordan Jordan

32 Eng. Botheneh Al-Khawaldeh the University of Jordan Jordan

33 Eng. HamzehAdwan the University of Jordan Jordan

Table 5

National Agricultural Research Center

Ministry of Agriculture

No. Name Institution Country

National Agricultural Research Center

1 Dr. Mohammed AlQasem National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

2 Dr.AsadAlkhader National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

3 Dr. Hassan Al-Asoufi National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

4 Dr.YhayaShakhatreh National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

5 Dr. Mona Mashal National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

6 Dr.Ibtihal Abo Obied National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

7 Dr.NaemMazahrih National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

8 Dr.NabeelBani Hani National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

9 Dr. Luna Al-Hadidi National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

10 Dr. Hanna Madanat National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

11 Eng. Safa Mazahreh National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

12 Eng. JadZreiqat National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

13 Eng. Ala’aWahbeh National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

14 Eng. Basil Obeidat National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

15 Eng. KefahYousef National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

16 Eng. MaisaaHaddadin National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

17 Eng. MunaSaba National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

18 Eng. DalaRyalat National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

19 Eng. NawalAlhajaj National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

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20 Eng. AsemAlwosh National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

21 Eng. RaedLotfi National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

22 Eng. Doaa Majali National Agricultural Research Center Jordan

Ministry of Agriculture

23 Dr. Faisal Al-Barakeh Ministry of Agriculture Jordan

24 Dr. Bashir Qadri Ministry of Agriculture Jordan

25 Eng. Eman Al-Zaben Ministry of Agriculture Jordan

26 Eng. HuseinMiqdady Ministry of Agriculture Jordan

27 Eng. HussienHaweleh Ministry of Agriculture Jordan

28 Eng. MajdiAlamer Ministry of Agriculture Jordan

29 Eng. Raieda Al-Maitah Ministry of Agriculture Jordan

Table 6

The Hashemite University

Jerash Private University

Al-Balqa Applied University

Jordan University of Science and Technology

Private Sector-Amman

No. Name Institution Country

the Hashemite University

1 Dr. Mohammed AL-Qinna the Hashemite University Jordan

2 Eng. Khadija Khamish the Hashemite University Jordan

3 Eng. AnasZwahreh the Hashemite University Jordan

4 Eng. Faris Al-Shayeb the Hashemite University Jordan

Jerash Private University

5 Prof. Nofal Al-Ameiri Jerash Private University Jordan

6 Prof. Bashir Jarrar Jerash Private University Jordan

7 Dr. Mohammad Brake Jerash Private University Jordan

8 Dr.Ebraheem Al-Tahat Jerash Private University Jordan

9 Dr. Mohammad Al Tarawneh Jerash Private University Jordan

Al-Balqa Applied University

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10 Prof. Saeid Abu-Romman Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

11 Prof. Taleb Abu-Zahra Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

12 Prof. Jafar El Qadah Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

13 Prof. Mohammad Al-Alawi Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

14 Dr.Ziad Al-Rawashdeh Al-Balqa Applied University

15 Eng. Bayan Al-Momany Al-Balqa Applied University Jordan

Jordan University of Science and Technology

16 Prof. MunirRusan Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

17 Prof. Ghazi Al-Karaki Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

18 Prof. HussainAldakil Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

19 Prof. Nabil Hailat Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

20 Prof. Akram Al Abboodi Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

21 Prof. Kamel Mahmoud Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

22 Prof. YaserTarazi Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

23 Dr.Khaleel Jawasreh Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

24 Dr. Mohammed Al-Natwoor Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

25 Dr. Ismail Malkawi Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan

Private Sector-Amman

26 Prof. Riadh Al-Tahiri Karak Jordan

27 Dr.ArwaAlRwashdeh Amman Jordan

28 Dr.FoadSalameh Amman Jordan

29 Dr. Basel Khader Amman Jordan

30 Eng. Anwar Hadad Amman Jordan

31 Eng. Mahmoud Zedan Amman ordan

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Annex III. List of ETC and supported Participants

A. Experts

Mr. Khaleel Jawasreh

Associate Professor, Animal Breeding and

Genetics, Department of Animal Production,

Faculty of Agriculture

Jordan University of Science and Technology

(JUST)

Amman – Jordan

Tel.: (+96227201000)

Email: kijawasreh@just.edu.jo

Mr. Martin Keulrutz

Assistant Professor

The American University of Beirut, AUB

Beirut, Lebanon

Email: martin.keulertz@aub.edu.lb

Mr. Joseph Kahwaji

Head of forage department

Lebanese Agriculture Research Institute (LARI)

Email: lari@lari.gov.lb

A. United Nations Economic and Social

Commission for Western Asia

(UNESCWA)

Ms. Reem Nejdawi

Executive Director,

ESCWA Technology Centre

Tel.: (+962-6) 5343346

Amman, Jordan

Email: nejdawi@un.org

Mr. Nael El Mulki

National Officer

ESCWA Technology Centre

Tel : (+962-6) 534 3346

Mobile : (+962-79) 5581 123

Amman, Jordan

E-mail : almulki@un.org

Mr. Mohammad Al Horani

Financial Assistant

ESCWA Technology Center

Amman - Jordan

Tel.: (+962-6) 534 3346

E-mail: Mohammad.horani@rss.jo

Mr. Mohammad Al faqeh

Consultant

ESCWA Technology Center

Amman - Jordan

Tel.: (+962-6) 534 3346

E-mail: f_mom79@yahoo.com

Ms. Ban Pahlawan

Research Assistant

ESCWA Technology Center

Amman - Jordan

Tel.: (+962-6) 534 3346

Mobile : (+962 799 10 50 49)

E-mail: Ban.Pahlawan@gmail.com