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Workshop on the Date Market and Trade in the UAE

Organised by Khalifa International Date Palm Award

22 November, 2010
Location: Hall 10 Seminar Theatre
                          
15:00 -16:00 Workshop on the Date Market and Trade in the UAE
 
This workshop will focus on the business of dates. Producing nearly 400,000 tons of dates a year, the UAE is one of the world’s top producers and a leader in date palm bio-technology.
   
15:00 New Dates and Date Products in the World Market 2000-2010
  Dr. Samir H. Al Shakir, Date Palm Global Network (DPGN), UAE
   
15:20 Creating a Worldwide Demand for Dates
  Charlene Rainey, Date Research Institute, Washington D.C, USA
   
15:40 Economy of Palm and Dates Sector in the UAE
  Research and Studies Department, Ministry of Environment and Water, Ajman, UAE
   

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Workshop on Traceability in Food Products

Organised by UNIDO

23 November, 2010
Location: Hall 10 Seminar Theatre
                            
12:30 - 13:30
 Traceability in Food Products
  Traceability – Supply chain management for integrating small producers in global value chains. 

-Two success stories

Speakers:
Gerardo Patacconi, Chief, CBL, UNIDO Vienna
Alaa Fahmy, Director, ETRACE, Egypt
Mr Mahmoud Gharib, Managing Director, El Nenaiea for Industries & Trading
Dr. Samir El Gammal, CIO - Minister's Advisor, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Egypt
 
   

Workshop on Blast Chilling / Shock Freezing

23 November, 2010
Location: Hall 10 Seminar Theatre
15:15 - 16:45
 Blast Chilling / Shock Freezing
 
  • What is a blast chiller?
  • International regulations on blast chiller
  • Why does food get old? Bacteria etc
  • The meaning of the word fresh
  • Importance of 90°C
  • Shock freezing
  • Anisakis
  • Importance of temperatures during conversion

Speakers:
Riccardo Tach
IRINOX S.p.A
   

Workshop on the use of alternatives to Methyl Bromide in the palm date sector in the UAE

Organised by Khalifa International Date Palm Award

23 November, 2010
Location: Hall 10 Seminar Theatre
17:00-18:00

 Workshop on the use of alternatives to Methyl Bromide in the palm date sector in the UAE
 

Organised by Khalifa International Date Palm Award/ / United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for West Asia (UNEP ROWA)

17:00 Introduction
  Dr Mohsen El Mohandes, UNEP ROWA
   
17:10

 		 The Montreal Protocol and the Methyl Bromide phase out in the dates sector
 Prof Mohamed Besri, MBTOC co-chair, Morocco
   
17:30
 		 Methyl Bromide alternatives for dates disinfestations
Dr Mohsen El Mohandes, UNEP ROWA
   
17:50 Discussion
   
 18:30 Conclusions and recommendations

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