Press Release — The National
Agricultural Research Center (NARC), the Regional
Forest Agency for Land and Environment of Sardinia (Fo.Re.S.T.A.S.), and
the LIVINGAGRO Consortium recently concluded their first brokerage events in the
Kingdom on fostering innovation in multifunctional olive systems and grazed
woodlands.
The events were held on December 13 and 15, atthe Movenpick
in Amman, a press statement said.
During the events, speakers and innovators from Greece,
Italy, Lebanon, and Jordan shared their experiences with more than 50 participantsfrom
different parts of the Kingdom, representingthe private and public sector.
All attendees — including researchers, representatives of
cooperatives/farmers, and multiple stakeholders in privatecompanies/consultants
—had the opportunity to share their thoughts and questionsregarding content
presented on innovations for economic operators and stakeholders of the
Mediterranean olive and olive oil sector and the grazed woodland sector.
اضافة اعلان
Participants in the multifunctional olive systems seminarwere
able to join a panel of acclaimed speakers in discussions and debates on
matters related to the olive sector. Leading innovations presented during the
event included: “Overview of Agroforestry in Mediterranean Countries” by Peter Moubarak,
from the Lebanese Agricultural Research Center (LARI) in Lebanon; “Chickpea
intercropping in olive groves” presented by Anastasia Pantera, from the
Agricultural University of Athens, Karpenissiin Greece; “Effect of soil
management and different cover crops on soil characteristics, olive production
and olive oil characteristics” by Milad El-Riachy, from the Lebanese
Agricultural Research Institute (LARI) in Lebanon; “DNA-based authentication of
the varietal origin of monovarietal olive oils” by Panagiotis Kalaitzis, from
the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICH) in Greece; “The First
Use of KASP Technology for Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Olive” by
MazenKilani, from the National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) in Jordan;
and“Agricultural Blockchain traceability for olive oil” presented by
Abdelrahman Habashneh Chairman, Founder of Decapolis company in Jordan.
The event also included a round table focused on the use of
green manure, how some species can help increasing soil fertility, the
advantage of agroforestry and the common characteristics between permaculture
and agroforestry, and ways of tracing, identifying, and authenticating the
quality of olive oil.
Leading innovations in theGrazed
Woodlands seminarincluded; the practice of thinning and pruning trees in
silvopastoral systems presented by Anastasia Pantera from the Agricultural
University of Athens in Greece; the use of trichoderma for enhancing resilience
of tree and grassland species for Mediterranean wooded grasslands linking this
practice to actions and activities of the “SALAM
MED” project presented by Pier Paolo Roggero from the University of Sassari
in Italy; the developed policy guidelines for agroforestry in Mediterranean
Partner Countries by Claudia Consalvo from the Italian National Research
Council (CNR-IRET) in Italy; the developed research using “natural intelligence”
for innovating the way of monitoring grazed woodlands for their sustainable
management; the use of remote sensing techniques to monitor oak by Ihab Jomma
from the Lebanese Agricultural Research Center (LARI) in Lebanon, and the use
of willow trees as non-traditional feed resource for sheep and goats by Sami
Awabdeh from the National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) in Jordan.
During the afternoon session, a round table wasorganized between
speakers and organizing entities and with event participants who expressed
their interest to join the LIVINGAGRO project.
Discussions focused on different topics mainly the use of
trichoderma in arid and semi-arid regions like Jordan followed by a
presentation byRoggero on the topic, ways to increase green areas in Amman and
updating related policies, and the use of remote sensing techniques and other
innovative systems to monitor the evolution of grazed woodlands in specific
areas.
The success of these events was highlighted by all participants
who expressed their appreciation and gratitude, underlining the importanceof suchopportunitiesin
helping interested stakeholders to find relevant solutions to the problems
facing the agroforestry sector.
The Cross
Border Living Laboratories for Agroforestry (LIVINGAGRO) Project is co-funded
by the EU through the ENI CBC Med Program 2014–2020 and implemented in Italy,
Greece, Lebanon, and Jordan. The project aims to support education,
research and development, innovation, and technology transfer, including
sharing of research results, by establishing two Living Labs, one for
multifunctional olive systems (Living Lab 1) and the other for grazed woodlands
(Living Lab 2).
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