AARINENA Olive Network ,Dr. B. Karray

PROGRESS REPORT OF THE OLIVE NETWORK February 2004 – October 2008 Olive Network Coordinator Dr. Boubaker KARRAY [email_address] The 11th General Conference of AARINENA 12-14 October 2008, Damascus-Syria

OUTLINE 4. Major achievement to date 1. Creation 2. Objectives 3. Members, Working groups, coordinators and focal points 6. Olive network plan 2008/09 5. Strengths and Weaknesses

AARINENA olive network OLIVE NETWORK AARINENA

* February 2004 : Consultative meeting of experts in olives of the AARINENA propose the structure and the organization of the network * April 2004 : 9th General Conference Of AAR I N E NA approved the olive network Creation

Olive Network Objectives 1. Create awareness at various policymaking and technical levels within member countries and the importance of development of the olive through an integrated approach. 2. Promote cooperation in the collection, conservation, propagation, evaluation and utilization of olive germplasm. 3. Facilitate exchange of information through the development of a system for the collection and dissemination of information on olive. 4. Allow joint programs to be developed for the exchange of experiences and expertise and organization of training courses, workshops and conferences for the effective use and sharing of transferable technical information and skills.

5. Collate and develop common technical standards and specifications, methodologies and approaches for laboratory procedures as part of an overall quality control system for the marketing of olive products, in local and international markets. 6. Enhance cooperation for the analysis and solution of common problems through joint research / development projects. 7. Contribute to the formulation of national networks in each country to strengthen collaboration among national institutions, non-governmental organizations, private sector and universities. 8. Undertake promotional activities to promote the nutritional, social and ecological benefits of olive oil and table olive

Members, Working groups, coordinators and focal points

Secretariat (Tunisia) Olive tree Institute Dr. B.KARRAY GFAR FAO IOOC CIHEAM EU IPGRI Coordinating board Dr. Salah SHDIEFAT AARINENA Dr. Ibrahim HAMDAN ESCORENA olive network Dr. A.TRIGUI Dr. RALLO 3 Working groups and 14 focal points IS H S

NGOs Universities Private Sector Research Institutions

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE

Establishment of database concerning olive sector in the AARINENA countries

(National statistics, policies, main constraints and potentialities, institutions, researchers, universities, profession, programs of research in progress, acquirements of research).

2. SWOT study of the olive oil sector in the AARINENA countries

3. Organization of t h e first olive network meeting (Marrakech Morocco) 20-22 December 2004 * Establishment of Work Plan during “2005 – 2007”

Karray, interested network personnel Continue Continue Start Coordinate efforts for an effective regional representation in 2008 Olive Symposium in Portugal 10 ESCORENA, AARINENA (each to delegate persons in charge according to its functioning structure) Continue Continue Start Inter-regional Projects 9 Karray, Trigui, Rallo International Course 8 Karray & Trigui continue continue Proposals (end March) seek donors, start Establishment of Olivenet (Inter-regional collaborative activity) and compiling a list of experts and researchers 7 Rallo Continue Continue Start OLEA (Inter-regional collaborative activity) 6 Karray, (Kholy for 2006 meeting, forthcoming chairman for 2007) ------------- ---------------- Annual Meeting & Annual Report 5 Working Groups, proposals by focal points are encouraged continue continue Proposals (end January), seek donors, start Regional Projects 4 Karray, Kholy, Bassal, Gregoriou, Ozkaya Accomplish Seminar or workshop or training course (possibility that either can be timed with the agriculture forum in Sfax- Tunisia) 3 Working groups, Ozkaya, Gregoriou Continue Continue Start Guide lines for (GAP) 2 All network personnel Continue Continue Start January Monthly Olive News Letter (AARINENA Website) 1 Person in Charge 2007 2006 2005 Activities

1. International Seminary « Productivity, quality and Partnership agreement » Sfax – Tunisia 18 -19 May 2005 Financed by Olive Tree Institute, Italian private sector (Barracana) and International Fair Association of Sfax Tunisia, Jordan, Spain, Italy 160 Participants researchers, producers, exporters, Associations 18 Communications

2. Regional Projects Global Post-Harvest Initiative: Linking Farmers to Markets AARINENA Planning Meeting Turkey 24-25 Mars 2005 Identification of Three common projects for all the networks (olives, dates, medicinal plants and cotton) 1. Innovative Extension and Technology Transfer Systems 2. Organic Farming 3. Market Orientation for Networks Seven projects elaborated and proposed by the working groups. One of these projects was proposed to be financed by DURAS project (Biological control of olive pests).

3. Second olive network meeting (Cyprus) I want to tanks Dr Faouzi Taheur from FAO for his Will and devotion ( notably t he financial founds reserved to t he Guide lines achievement ), Dr. Constantinos GREGORIU and all the focal points for t h e efforts deployed to ac hi eve t h e GAP. Publication ? ( AARINENA )

4. OLEA (Inter-regional collaborative activity)

OLEA N° 25 JULY 2006

Trigui and Karray: AARINENA olive network and coordination wit ESCORENA olive network

* Costas Gregorio: handbook draft for guidelines on good agricultural practices for olives in AARINENA countries

6. Some members of the olive network will participate to the Olive Symposium in Portugal (2008) We received the list of Iranian and French researchers and some of Jordan researchers. 5. Establishment of Olivenet (Inter-regional collaborative activity) and compiling a list of experts and researchers

The network covers 14 countries

AARINENA members countries have the same problems ( Drought, Marginal zone, low productivity, low quality of olive production, Insufficient cooperation at the national policies, research program, exchange of information, technological transfer, lack of coordination among institutions, universities and private sector ).

Support of AARINENA, GFAR, ICARDA, IPGRI, and FAO

* Will and devotion of the working group’s coordinator and some focal points

Strengths

Weaknesses * Lack of financial founds * Some focal points are not functional Difficulties in the functioning of the olive network (lack of dynamic exchange of information) Difficulties in the functioning of the secretariat olive network

Olive network Work plan 2008/09

December 2009 ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- 2009 November (2008) ------------ ------------- ------------ 2008 IO Tunisia; IRD, COI;… Olivebioteq 2009 6 IO Tunisia; FAO; CTAB Tunisia; ATPP Tunisia ملتقى دولي : الحماية المتكاملة لشجرة الزيتون 5 Karray, interested network members Coordinate efforts for an effective regional representation in 2008 Olive Symposium in Portugal 4 ESCORENA, AARINENA Inter-regional Projects 3 Karray, Rallo International Course (Total Quality Management) 2 All network personnel Monthly Olive News Letter (AARINENA Website) 1 Person in Charge Activities

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