Ta'awon4Quinoa Travelling Conference

Creating a Network for Biodiversity Awareness Using the Example of Quinoa Diversification in the MENA Region

Cairo-Rabat-Tunis-Algiers from December 02 - 10, 2023

ALL LOCATIONS
Introductory Lectures	Prof. Sandra Schmöckel: Welcome & Presentation of the Quinoa4Med project and its links to agrobiodiversity Dr. Axel Hofmann: Opportunities & Risks from Agrobiodiversity in Maghreb Countries Prof. Karl Schmid: Plant breeding and biodiversity

CAIRO - EGYPT
Saturday	02 December 2023
Afternoon	Get Together
Sunday	03 December 2023
Morning	Quinoa biodiversity spreading around the Mediterranean basin Dr Didier Bazile, CIRAD Maximizing the added value of the quinoa crop under conditions of environmental changes Prof. em. Dr Khaled Ismail Zaki, Desert Research Center Quinoa: Plant of the future to combat desertification of marginal soil and sustainable development in Egypt Prof. Dr Mahmoud Hozayn, National Research Centre Toward introducing quinoa into the agricultural system of Egypt Dr Ehab Elharty, Agricultural Research Center
Midday	Discussion & Young Scientist Poster Session
Afternoon	Excursion and Discussion Rounds with Stakeholders from the Living Labs
RABAT - MOROCCO
Monday	04 December 2023
Afternoon	Get Together
Tuesday	05 December 2023
Morning	Prof. Faouzi Bekkaoui: Genetic Resources Conservation in Morocco Prof. Ahmed Amri: Place of agrobiodiversity and alternative crops in sustaining dryland farming systems Prof. Lamiae Ghaouti: Genetic diversity of legumes: A leverage to a sustainable agriculture Dr Mina Devkota, ICARDA-Morocco: Quinoa-agrobiodiversity
Midday	Discussion & Young Scientist Poster Session
Afternoon	Excursion to ICARDA
TUNIS - TUNISIA
Wednesday	06 December 2023
Afternoon	Get Together
Thursday	07 December 2023
Morning	Prof. Naceur Djebali: Biodiversity of annual Medicago species in Tunisia Prof. Sonia Ouni: Climate change and biodiversity Prof. Mokhtar Bekkay: Support for the sustainability of oasis agrosystems in Southern Tunisia by preserving local plant genetic resources cultivated for better resilience to climate
Midday	Discussion & Young Scientist Poster Session
Afternoon	Excursion and Discussion Rounds with Stakeholders from the Living Labs
ALGIERS - ALGERIA
Saturday	09 December 2023
Morning	Get Together & Stakeholder Meeting
Afternoon
Sunday	10 December 2023
Morning	Dr. Khaled Laich: Agrobiodiversity: The Solution to establish resilient agroecosystems facing the challenges of the future Dr. Salim Azib: Biodiversity for agriculture and food: Case of the Algerian Sahara Prof. Mariem Louar: Genetic Resources of Wheat in Algeria: Past, Present, and Future
Midday	Discussion & Young Scientist Poster Session
Afternoon	Excursion and Discussion Rounds with Stakeholders from the Living Labs
Monday	11. December 2023
Crowning finale	TV News mit Halima & Arafet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX7keMbJ89g

Event Flyer

The UHOH project coordinator (Junior-Prof. S. Schmöckel) and organisation team (Laila Eleraky, Lilit Manukyan & Katrin Braun) on behalf of all participants want to say THANK YOU

for the financial support,

for welcoming and hosting the conference at their premises in Cairo,

Prof. Mahmoud Hozayen (National Research Centre, Egypt) for his kind organisational support,

Ilham Abidi (Partner in Quinoa4Med), ORMVAM & IAV Hassan II, for her organisational support in Morocco, and

Ass. Prof. Arafet Manaa (Quinoa4Med Co-Coordinator), Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria for organisational support in Tunisia,

Halima Khaled (Quinoa4Med Partner) from the Institut technique de développement de l'agronomie saharienne for her organisational support in Algeria.

We are grateful and look forward to interesting and successful events in all four countries.