CIHEAM Zaragoza

The delegate of Tunisia to CIHEAM, Mr Mahmoud Elies Hamza, has been appointed Minister of Agriculture

The Prime Minister, Najla Bouden, has introduced the members of the new Tunisian government, including the new Minister of Agriculture, Mr Mahmoud Elies Hamza, President of IRESA and delegate of Tunisia to CIHEAM. CIHEAM Zaragoza would like to congratulate him on his new position and wishes him every success in this worthy mission.

Summary of the advanced online course on olive growing and climate change organized by CIHEAM Zaragoza and the International Olive Council (IOC)

CIHEAM Zaragoza and the International Olive Council (IOC), organized the advanced online course “Olive Growing and Climate Change” from 27 September to 1 October. The subject of the course was of great interest and attracted a large number of applications (124) from 26 countries in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia. Seventy six professionals from public institutions, universities, research centres and private companies (Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, United States and Uruguay) were selected to participate in the course.

President of the CIHEAM Governing Board, Prof. Mohammed Sadiki, appointed Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests

The President of the CIHEAM Governing Board, Prof. Mohammed Sadiki, was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests by King Mohammed VI on Thursday, October 7th. The CIHEAM Zaragoza sincerely congratulates him and wishes him every success in the accomplishment of this worthy mission.

Opening ceremony of the 14th MSc Programme in Olive Growing and Olive Oil Technology

The University of Cordoba (UCO) hosted on September 30 the official opening ceremony of the 14th edition of the MSc Programme in Olive Growing and Olive Oil Technology  co-organized by CIHEAM Zaragoza. The event was attended by the director of the Secretariat of Masters of the UCO, Álvaro Martínez; the director of CIHEAM Zaragoza, Raúl Compés; the director of the Institute of Sustainable Agriculture of Córdoba (IAS-CSIC), María Leire Molinero; the head of the Department of Olive Technologies and Environment of the International Olive Oil Council (IOC), Pablo Morello; the coordinator of IDF Activities of IFAPA, Ignacio Jesus Lorite; and the director of the Master in Oliviculture and Elaiotechnics of the UCO, Ricardo Fernandez.