AARINENA Medicinal & Herbal Plants Network

Expert Consultation Meeting

30 September, 2004

Cairo, Egypt

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, 30 September 2004

9:00 – 9:30       Registration

I) Opening Session

9:30 – 10:00        - Statement of GFAR

- Statement by ESMAP

-Statement of IPGRI

                               - Statement of AARINENA

10:00 – 10:30      Coffee Break

II) Country Report Session

(Status of Medicinal & Herbal Plants in AARINENA Region)

10:30 – 10:50   Status of Medicinal Plant Production & Research in Egypt

                                                                                             (Dr. M. Safwat)

10:50 – 11:10   Status of Medicinal Plant Production & Research in Malta

                                                                                             (Dr. E. Attard)

11:10 – 11:30   Status of Medicinal Plant Production & Research in Jordan

                                                                                             (Dr. M. Fayad)

11:30—11:50   Status of Medicinal Plant Production & Research in Oman

                                                                                             (Eng. S. Al-Farsi)

11:50- 12:10     Status of Medicinal Plant Production & Research in Syria

                                                                                             (Mr. A. Al-Ajami)

Cont. Status of Medicinal & Herbal Plants in AARINENA Region

12:10- 12:30    “Medicinal and Aromatic plants in Arid and Semi Arid Zones of Morocco" (Mr A. El-  Hachmi)

12:30 –12:50 “Status of Medicinal Plant Production & Research in Yemen” (Dr. Mohamed Al-Nasiri)

12:50-13:10   “Conservation of Medicinal & Herbal Plants of Jordan–GEF/World Bank project “(Dr. K. Khairallah)  

13:10–13:25   'Status of Medicinal & Herbal plants in AARINENA Region'” (Dr. G. Ayad )

13:25 – 15:00    Lunch Break

III)  Establishment of Medicinal & Herbal Plants Network Session

15:00- 15:30     Proposed Regional Cooperative Medicinal & Herbal Plant Network

                                                                                              (Dr. I. Hamdan)

     15:30-16:00         Discussion

16:00 - 17:00    Selection of AARINENA Medicinal & Herbal Plants Network:

a)     Secretariat Seat ;                            

b)      Network Coordinator;

c)       4 Technical Working groups ;

d)     Coordinating Board Chairman.