ABOUT US

يتم تمويل مشروع "تطوير أنظمة إنتاج نخيل التمر المستدامة في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي" من قبل أمانة مجلس التعاون الخليجي ويهدف إلى خلق المعرفة والممارسات الجديدة لتحسين أنظمة إنتاج النخيل في منطقة الخليج

The Development of Sustainable Date Palm Production Systems in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries project is funded by the Gulf Cooperation Council Secretariat (GCC) and aims to produce new knowledge and practices to improve date palm production systems in the Gulf region.

Period of Implementation

May 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2023
Total Budget

USD 2,499,095.00

OUR IMPACT

Goals

يهدف مشروع البحث والتطوير هذا إلى إنتاج معارف وممارسات جديدة لتحسين أنظمة إنتاج النخيل في منطقة الخليج

This research and development project aims to produce new knowledge and practices to improve date palm production systems in the Gulf region.

Objectives

يهدف المشروع إلى: 1) تحديد المتطلبات الغذائية لتحقيق النمو الأمثل لنخيل التمر من خلال تحليل أنسجة الأوراق والتربة وإثبات الحاجة إلى استخدام المغذيات الدقيقة والصغرى. 2) تحسين ممارسات وإدارة حقول نخيل التمر من أجل شجرة قوية ذات غلة عالية وجودة أفضل للثمار عند الحصاد ؛ 3) تطوير أنظمة إدارة متكاملة ومستدامة وسليمة بيئياً للآفات تقلل من خسائر المحاصيل التي تسببها الآفات والأمراض الرئيسية وتزيد من جودة التمور وقيمتها السوقية ؛ 4) وضع بروتوكولات فعالة لإدارة ما بعد الحصاد ، بما في ذلك معالجة وتسويق واستخدام منتجات نخيل التمر ذات القيمة المضافة ؛ 5) لتجميع مجموعة من الأدوات لتمكين الباحثين والمرشدين والمزارعين من تبادل المعلومات والمعارف والخبرات المتراكمة ، وتعزيز المؤسسات الوطنية وقدرات الموارد البشرية وتعزيز نقل التكنولوجيا

The project aims to : define the nutritional requirements for the optimal growth of date palm through leaf tissue and soil analysis and establish the need to use macro and micro nutrients; to improve date palm field practices and management for a vigorous tree with a high yield and better fruit quality at harvest; to develop sustainable and ecologically sound integrated pest management systems that reduce crop losses caused by major pests and diseases and increase the quality and market value of the dates; to establish efficient post-harvest management protocols, including processing, marketing, and the use of a date palm value-added products; and to assemble a set of tools to enable researchers, extension workers, and growers to share the accumulated information, knowledge, and expertise, and strengthen national institutions and human resource capacity and enhance technology transfer.

Problems and Needs Analysis

ويرجع تركيز هذا المشروع بشكل أساسي إلى حقيقة أن نخيل التمر هو سلعة أساسية في منطقة دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي. بالإضافة إلى قيمته الغذائية ، يعتبر نخيل التمر أيضًا مصدرًا مهمًا للأعلاف والوقود ويمكن استخدامه كمواد بناء في بناء المنازل. لذلك فهو مساهم كبير في دخل الأسرة في المناطق الريفية. ومع ذلك ، فقد واجه نظام زراعة النخيل في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي العديد من التحديات البيئية والبشرية والبيولوجية التي أدت إلى تدهورها The focus of this project is mainly justified by the fact that date palm is key commodity in the GCC region. In addition to its nutritional value, date palm is also an important source of feed and fuel and can be used as a building material in the construction of houses. It is therefore a significant contributor to household income in rural areas. Date palm farming system in the GCC, however, has faced many environmental, human and biological challenges that have led to their decline and degradation.

Intervention Strategy(ies)

تشمل الأنشطة الرئيسية للمشروع تحسين إنتاجية الأصناف ، وإدارة الموارد الطبيعية (الأرض والمياه) لتحقيق الأداء الأمثل ، وتحسين استخدام المدخلات المختلفة في عملية الزراعة (الأسمدة ، والملقحات ، ومياه الصرف الصحي ، وما إلى ذلك) ، ودراسة العوامل الوراثية. تنوع النخيل. يعد نقل التكنولوجيا والخبرة بين الشركاء جزءًا لا يتجزأ من المشروع The main activities of the project include improving the productivity of cultivars, managing natural resources (land and water) for optimal performance, optimizing the use of different inputs in the cropping process (fertilizers, pollinators, wastewater, etc.), and studying the genetic diversity of date palms. The transfer of technology and experience between partners is an integral part of the project.

Impact Pathway

إجراء البحوث والتطوير لخلق المعرفة والممارسات الجديدة لتحسين أنظمة إنتاج النخيل في منطقة الخليج من خلال السماح بتحسين إنتاجية الأصناف ، وإدارة الموارد الطبيعية (الأرض والمياه) لتحقيق الأداء الأمثل ، والاستفادة المثلى من استخدام المدخلات المختلفة في عملية الزراعة (الأسمدة ، الملقحات ، مياه الصرف الصحي ، إلخ) ، ودراسة التنوع الجيني لنخيل التمر

Conduct research and development to produce new knowledge and practices to improve date palm production systems in the Gulf region by allowing improvement of productivity of cultivars, management of natural resources (land and water) for optimal performance, optimization of use of different inputs in the cropping process (fertilizers, pollinators, wastewater, etc.), and studying the genetic diversity of date palms.

UPDATES

Major project milestones in 2020 included applying drone technology to monitor pests, applying new liquid pollination techniques, and post-harvesting monitoring and control. Liquid pollination resulted in cost reductions against conventional pollination methods of 80%, savings of 70% in pollen grains, and a profitability ratio of 1:9 when compared to conventional methods.

In 2021, the project focused on improving agricultural production systems and conserving natural resources affected by climate change through the development and demonstration of climate-smart technological packages. ICARDA held participatory demonstrations of water- and energy-saving practices for smallholder farmers across six target countries. These practices included the use of solar energy, net houses, hydroponic irrigation and root zone cooling.

In 2022, major milestones included working on screening indigenous flora of the Arabian Peninsula region to replace tropical fodder species used for forage production in the water-scarce desert areas. Collecting and identifying different forage species with heat tolerance and high-water productivity continued in the Lahej area in Yemen. In Oman, evaluating harvesting periods for panicum grass continued to assess the performance of two varieties under sprinkler irrigation using treated wastewater. 2022 also saw the progression of rangeland rehabilitation in Yemin and Kuwait; protected agriculture in Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE; date palm production in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE; and capacity development in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

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Date: 2023-09-15 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Internal Report

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Date: 2022-10-29 | Type: Brief

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Date: 2022-06-30 | Type: Journal Article

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Author(s): Abdoul Aziz Niane

Date: 2022-06-09 | Type: Image - Sub-type(s): Photo Report

SWOT Analysis Instrument Tool

Author(s): Boubaker Dhehibi | Abdoul Aziz Niane | Arash Nejatian | Abdulbasit Oudah Ibrahim | Muhi El-Dine Hilali

Date: 2021-07-31 | Type: Tool

E – Learning Training Course on “Date Palm Value Chain Analysis, Management, and Market Linkages in the GCC Countries”

Author(s): Boubaker Dhehibi | Abdulbasit Oudah Ibrahim | Muhi El-Dine Hilali | Abdoul Aziz Niane | Arash Nejatian

Date: 2021-07-31 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Course Program / Agenda, List of Participants, Evaluation, Donor Report

(SWOT) أداة التحليل سوات

Author(s): Boubaker Dhehibi | Abdoul Aziz Niane | Arash Nejatian | Abdulbasit Oudah Ibrahim | Muhi El-Dine Hilali

Date: 2021-07-31 | Type: Tool

التقييم الاقتصادي لتجفيف التمور

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Date: 2021-07-01 | Type: Brochure

Developing solar drier for maturing and drying of dates in the Arabian Peninsula

Author(s): Muhi El-Dine Hilali | Arash Nejatian

Date: 2021-03-28 | Type: Brochure

Development of sustainable date palm production systems in the GCC: Public-private-producer partnerships for a vibrant date palm industry and market

Author(s): Abdoul Aziz Niane | Abdulbasit Oudah Ibrahim | Arash Nejatian | Mary Margaret McRae | Yemeserach Megenasa | Boubaker Dhehibi | Jacques Wery

Date: 2021-02-15 | Type: Brief

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Author(s): Muhi El-Dine Hilali | Arash Nejatian | Amer Fayad Alkhis | Boubaker Dhehibi | Abdoul Aziz Niane | Azaiez Ouled Belgacem

Date: 2021-01-19 | Type: Brochure

جودة التمور وقيمتها الغذائية

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Date: 2021-01-19 | Type: Brochure

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Date: 2020-12-30 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Internal Report

Feasibility and Technical Study for Establishing Recycling Date Palm by Product Unit (date palm waste) to Produce Organic Fertilizers (compost) in the GCC Countries

Author(s): Boubaker Dhehibi | Arash Nejatian | Muhi El-Dine Hilali | Abdoul Aziz Niane | Azaiez Ouled Belgacem | Abdulbasit Oudah Ibrahim

Date: 2020-12-30 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Internal Report

Economic Assessment of Agricultural Technologies in the Arabian Peninsula A Guide to Partial Budgeting – A Financial Management Tool

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Date: 2020-12-30 | Type: Tool

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Author(s): Boubaker Dhehibi | Mohamed Ben-Salah | Aymen Frija | Aden A. Aw-Hassan | Hamdan Salem Al Wahaibi | Youssef M. Al Raisi | A. Z. Dewidar | Yousef Al Fuhaid | Arash Nejatian | Abdoul Aziz Niane

Date: 2020-12-30 | Type: Conference Paper

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Date: 2020-05-31 | Type: Journal Article

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Date: 2018-11-30 | Type: Book

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Date: 2018-03-21 | Type: Conference Paper

Competitive Advantage of GCC Date Palm Sector in the International Market: Market Shares, Revealed Comparative Advantages, and Trade Balance Indexes

Author(s): Boubaker Dhehibi | Aymen Frija | Mohamed Ben-Salah | Aden A. Aw-Hassan

Date: 2018-03-21 | Type: Conference Paper

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Date: 2018-03-21 | Type: Conference Paper

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