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The 3rd Regional Technical Coordination Meeting of APRP was held in Sana’a Yemen from 28th September to 2nd October The meetings were inaugurated by H.E. Mohamed Farid Megwar Undersecretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation at the University of Sana’a. The Undersecretary praised the productive cooperation with ICARDA and welcomed the participants from AP countries and ICARDA scientists.

Dr. William Erskine ICARDA’s ADG for research gave a general overview of research activities in Yemen within the two ICARDA regional programs: Nile Valley and Red See (NVRSRP) and Arabian Peninsula (APRP). He welcomed the participants and thanked the Ministry and AREA for their excellent co-operation.

Dr. Ismail Muharram, Chairman of the Board of the Agricultural Research and Extension Authority (AREA) detailed the activities of AREA during the visit of the RTCM participants to Dhammar.

Dr. Ismail Muharram, Chairman of the Board of the Agricultural Research and Extension Authority (AREA) stressed in his welcoming address the importance of research for the development of agriculture in Yemen and highlighted the historical links with ICARDA. He welcomed the participants and wished them a constructive session.

Filed visit to a green house grower in Dhammar Field visit to Walan, Northern Highland

APRP RTCM was attended by over 60 participants representing the Agricultural Research Institutions from Bahrain, Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, Universities (Sana’a and UAE) and International Organizations (FAO and ICARDA). During the two-day meetings, scientists from the different countries discussed their research activities and results. One day visit was organized for visiting farmer’s fields and for AREA Head Quarters in Dhammar.

Program

Sunday 29 September 2002
Session I
Chairman
Rapportures
08:00-08:15	Introduction Ahmed Moustafa, APRP Regional Coordinator.
08:15-08:35	HORTIVAR, FAO'S database on the performance of Horticulture cultivars. Wilfried Baudoin, FAO.
08:35-08:45	Discussion
Country Presentations Bahrain
08:45-08:55	Organic production of cucumber and IPM, comparison between organic and chemical Fertilizer. Ahmed Al-Saad
08:55-09:05	Use of recycled water for crop production under greenhouse condition in Bahrain. Isam Mustafa A-Razaq
09:05:09:15	Discussion
Emirates
09:15-09:25	Water use efficiency of six indigenous range and forage species in UAE. Tamimi, M., Osman, A, Aboudi, A., Al-Ajmi, A, Saleh, A. and Ali Hasan
09:25-09:35	Strategy for multiplication of indigenous rangeland species and seed multiplication in UAE. Tamimi, M., Osman, A, Aboudi, A., Saleh, A. and Ali Hasan
09:35-09:45	Discussion
09:45-09:55	Adaptation of Soilless culture (Closed System) for the production of tomato in UAE. Rashid Said, Basil Mubarak and Ahmed Moustafa
09:55-10:05	Adaptation of Soilless culture (open System) for the production of tomato in UAE. Rashid Said, Basil Mubarak and Ahmed Moustafa
10:05-10:15	Discussion
10:15-10:30	Break
Session II Country Presentations-Continued Kuwait
Chairman
Rapportures
10:30-10:40	Application of soil solarization in greenhouses in Kuwait. Amal Abdulkareem and research team.
10:40-10:50	Integrated Production & protection management program (IPPM) for the production of cucumber in GH in Kuwait. Amal Abdulkareem and research team
10:50-11:00	Discussion
11:00-11:10	Comparison of Different New Cooling Systems in Green House In Kuwait. Mohammad Jamal, Mohammad Al-Harbi & Jamal Fouad
11:10-11:20	Comparative Study for the production of Strawberry in Soilless Culture (vertical system) and traditional Soil Culture. Salwa Al-Oraifan & Abdullah Hassan
11:20-11:30	Discussion
Oman
11:30-11:40	Investigations on Seed Multiplication of Indigenous Forage Species Saleem K. Nadaf., Safaa M. Al-Farsii and Saleh A. Al-Hinai
11:40-11:50	Performance of four cultivated fodder crops & two selected indigenous pasture species under different conditions o soil moisture. Hamdan Salem Said Al-Wahaibi
11:50-12:00	Discussion.
12:00-12:10	Incidence and management of certain major pests of cucumber in two sets of green houses one with cooling system and the other only with ventilation. Syed Ali Razvi,Yousuf Mohammed Al-Raeesy, Moh’d M. B’chir, Najma Mahmood Al-Zadjali, Rashid Al-Shidi and Ahmed Al-Mandhari
12:10-12:20	Effects of certain mechanical methods and bio-rational pesticides for the control of certain major pests of cucumber in greenhouse. Syed Ali Razvi,Yosuf Mahmood Al-Raeesi, Mohd M. B’chir, Najma Mahmood Al-Zadjali, Rashid Al-Shidi and Ahmed Al-Mandhari
12:20-12:30	Discussion
12:30-13:00	Break
13:00-13:10	Agro-Economic Assessment of production of major vegetable crops in cooled and non-cooled greenhouses at Rumais research station of Oman. Muther Al-Rawahi & research team.
13:10-13:20	Adaptation of Soilless Growing techniques (closed system) for the production of tomato crop ( Lycopersicum esculantum) under cooled greenhouse condition in Oman . Salim Bin Mohd Al Makhmary & research team.
13:20-13:30	Evaluation of cucumber under hydroponics (closed system ) using perlite as media. Salim Bin Mohd Al Makhmary and research team.
13:30-13:40	Discussion
13:40-14:00	General Discussion
Monday 30 September 2002
Field tour to selected sites organized by AREA.
Tuesday October 1st 2002
Session III
Chairman
Rapportures
8:00 – 8:20	Recent developments in greenhouse technology for arid & semi arid regions. Wilfried Baudoin, FAO
8:20 – 8:30	Discussion
8:30 – 8:45	Important of Fingerprinting genomes using PCR with arbitrary primers as genetic Markers for genetic analysis in field crops. Abdullah A Al-Baiz, National Agriculture & Water Research Center, KSA.
8:45-8:50	Discussion
Country Presentations-Continued Qatar
8:50 – 9:00	Water use efficiency for cucumber crop in Qatar.
9:00 – 9:10	Study the Critical level of Fertilizer on cucumber Crops in Qatar.
9:10 – 9:20	Comparative study of cucumber production under cooled and non-cooled GH conditions. Hassan Abu Sukar
9:20 – 9:30	IPPM for protected agriculture in Qatar.
9:30 – 9:40	Rangeland rehabilitation in Qatar. Mohamed Ali Hassan
9:40-9:50	Discussion
Saudi Arabia
9:50-10:00	Five years of collaboration work with ICARDA in Al-Jouf Area Abdullah M. Al-Hajoj
10:00 – 10:10	The response of wheat cultivars to deficit irrigation in Central region of Saudi Arabia. A. Alhamdan and A. Habib
10:10 – 10:20	Performance, Productivity and Water Use Efficiency of Five Indigenous Forage Grasses under Central Saudi Arabia Environmental Conditions. A. Alshankiti, A. Alhamdan, A. Habib, A. Aljouiead, A.E. Osman.
10:20 – 10:30	Discussion
10:30 – 10:50	Break
Session IV Country Presentations-Continued Yemen
Chairman
Rapportures
10:50- 11:00	Seed multiplication of endogenous forage grasses in the Northern Highlands of Lehej, Yemen. Ali Abdul Malek and Nageeb Al-Munaifi
11:00- 11:10	Assessment and seed multiplication of important forage grasses in Highlands and coastal area in Yemen. Jumhouria Ahmed
11:10- 11:20	Discussion
11:20 – 11:30	Range development in Wa’alan area, Yemen.
11:30- 11:40	Range development in Om Bahara-Al-Kod, Yemen.
11:40 – 11:50	Progress achieved in Restoration of Range land in selected site of Wadi Al-Khawn (Seiyn), Yemen. Ahmed Salem Bataher
11:50-12:00	Discussion
12:00-12:10	Review of research activities in water component implemented in Yemen throughout the project period. Hadi Shobaihi
12:10-12:20	Implementation of IPPM program for GH growers in Sa’ada, Yemen. Khalid Al-Mehfadi, Adnan Al-Qureshi, Abdulla Al-Jafari
12:20-12:30	Production of cucumber in protected agriculture in the mountain terraces of Al-Turba area in Taiz, Yemen. Khalid Al-Qurashi and Khairi Al-Abyadh
12:30-12:40	Introduction of protected agriculture in Al-Mahweet terraces in Yemen. Mohamed Al-Dhobhani
12:40-12:50	Discussion
12:50-13:20	Work plan for 2002/2003 season
13:20-13:30	General Discussion
13:30-14:00	Break
14:00	Closing Ceremony

Participants

Nb.	Country	Names	Organization	Position
1	ICARDA	Dr. William Erskine	ICARDA	Assistant Director General – Research
2	ICARDA	Dr. Ahmed T. Moustafa	ICARDA-APRP	Acting Regional Coordinator & Pa Specialist
3	ICARDA	Dr. Ahmed Osman	ICARDA-APRP	Pasture Forage & Range Ecologist
4	ICARDA	Dr. Asadullah Al Ajmi	ICARDA-APRP	Water Specialist
5	ICARDA	Arash Nejatian	ICARDA-APRP	Information Management Aid
6	FAO	Dr. Wilfried Baudoin	FAO	Senior Officer, Horticultural Crops Group.
7	UAEU	Dr. Ahmed Al Maasoum	UAE University	Associate Professor Of Horticulture
8	BAHRAIN	Hussain Jawad Al-Laith	Ministry of Housing & Agriculture	Head Of Plant Production
9	BAHRAIN	Ahmed Al-Saad	Ministry of Housing & Agriculture	Production Manager
10	BAHRAIN	Isam Mustafa A-Razaq	Ministry of Housing & Agriculture	Manager, Farm Operation & Maintenance Dept.
11	QATAR	Abdul Rahman M.Y. Al Mahmoud	Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture	Director, Agriculture & Water Research Dep.
12	QATAR	Abdullah Jasim Albou Ainain	Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture	Head Of Agriculture Research Dept.
13	QATAR	Abdul Rahman S.Al-Mohamadi	Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture	Agriculture Eng.
14	QATAR	Adel Mohamed S.M.Al-Yahri	Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture	Agriculture Research
15	OMAN	Abdul Aziz Bin Salim Al Harthy	Ministry of Agriculture & Ficherie	Asst. D. G Of Agriculture For Research & Extension
16	OMAN	Dr. Ahmed Nasser A.Al-Bakry	Ministry of Agriculture & Ficherie	DG Of Plant Research Production Center
17	OMAN	Yousuf Al-Raeesi	Ministry of Agriculture & Ficherie	Head, Plant Pathology Laboratory
18	OMAN	Salim Bin Mohd Al Makhmary	Ministry of Agriculture & Ficherie	Vegetable Researcher
19	OMAN	Safaa Mohammed Al-Farsi	Ministry of Agriculture & Ficherie	Head Of Seeds & Plant Genetic Research Lab.
20	OMAN	Hamdan Salem Said Al-Wahaibi	Ministry of Agriculture & Ficherie	Crop Water Requirement Researcher
21	OMAN	Rashid Hamdan Saif Alshidi	Ministry of Agriculture & Ficherie	Economic Entomology Researcher
22	OMAN	Muther S.S Al-Rawahi	Ministry of Agriculture & Ficherie	Head, Vegetable Research Laboratory
23	KUWAIT	Khalid Jasem Al-Masbahi	Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources	Manager Of Research & Agricultural Nurseries Dept.
24	KUWAIT	Salwa Sultan Saad Al-Oraifan	Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources	Technical Co-Ordinator
25	KUWAIT	Amal Abdulkareem	Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources	Sample Analyst
26	KUWAIT	Mohammad Awad Al-Harbi	Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources	Agricultral Engineer
27	Saudi Arabia	Mohammed Al-Mazroui	Ministry of Agriculture & Water	Director General, Agricultural Research Dept. - Nc-Aprp
28	Saudi Arabia	Dr. Abdul Rahman S. Al-Habib	National Agriculture & Water Research Center	Head, Soil & Irrigation Section
29	Saudi Arabia	Dr. Abdullah . Al-Hajoj	Ministry of Agriculture & Water	Head, Range Management Section
30	Saudi Arabia	Abdullah Ali Al-Baiz	National Agriculture & Water Research Center	Head Of Genetic Engeneering
31	UAE	Dr.Abdullah H. Abboudi	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries	Director Of Research & Plant Production Department
32	UAE	Rashid Ahmed Al-Hantubi	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries	Head Of Production
33	UAE	Dr. Mehdi A. Khalaf Al-Timinin	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries	Forages And Grazing Plants Expert
34	UAE	Ali Hassen Ahmed	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
35	UAE	Basel F.A. Mubark	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
36	Yemen	Dr. Ismail Muharram	Agriculture Researche & Extension Authority (AREA)	Chairman
37	Yemen	Dr. Abdul W. Mukred	AREA	Vice Chairman
38	Yemen	Dr.Hadi Shubaihi	AREA	National Coordinator-Aprp
39	Yemen	Dr. Khader B. Atroosh	AREA	Head Of Water Resources Section
40	Yemen	Mohamed Dhubhani	AREA
41	Yemen	Adnan Abdul Habeeb Salem	AREA
42	Yemen	Ali Abdul Malek	AREA
43	Yemen	Ameen Abdo Kirshi	AREA
44	Yemen	Abdulla Maghram	AREA
45	Yemen	Khaled Ghanem Ahmed	Taez station
46	Yemen	Abdul Wasa Fara	Farmer Taez
47	Yemen	Abdulla Fathalla	Farmer Almahweet
48	Yemen	Gumhuria Al-Khader	Livestock center
49	Yemen	Ahmed Salem Bataher	Seiyn Research Center
50	Yemen	Gameel Sallam	Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation
51	Yemen	Mohamed Al - Khurasani	Natural Recourse Center

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