FRAMEWORK NOTE

1st Edition International Argane Congress

The 1st edition of the International Argane Congress began with the organization of three inaugural conferences on the sustainability of the argan grove, the Nagoya Protocol and the presentation of ANDZOA, then several presentation sessions took place oral and displayed communications on the following axes:

→ The Argan tree and its ecosystem
→ Argan tree cultivation techniques
→ Development of Arganeraie products
→ Structure and functioning of the argan ecosystem

The main recommendations made by the participants in the 1st edition of the international Argan congress highlight the need for:

→ Morocco has an interest in ratifying the Nagoya Protocol as quickly as possible and establishing regulations on ABS (access and benefit-sharing) and an institutional framework for steering its implementation.
→ The creation of a center of excellence in research on the argan tree and the argan ecosystem ensuring better synergy between the different researchers and partner institutions.
→ The modernization of plant nurseries, or even the establishment of aggregate nurseries as is done for other species such as citrus fruits, olive trees, date palms and other arboreal species. The objective being to produce standard and/or certified plants…

Documentation - 2011 Edition

Program<br>1st Edition

Program
1st Edition

List of participants

List of participants

Collection of communications

Collection of communications

Actes/ <br>Proceedings

Actes/
Proceedings

Press review 1st Edition

Press review 1st Edition

Press release<br>1st Edition

Press release
1st Edition

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Participating countries:
Morocco, France, Spain, Canada, Algeria, Germany and Egypt

Members of the scientific committee

This scientific committee is made up of researchers and experts representing the main national and global research institutions working on the argan tree and argan grove. Its mission is to rule on the procedures for submitting communications, to validate the communications submitted by researchers and to give opinions on all scientific aspects of the Congress.

El Idrissi Ammari Abdelmjid

Institut National de Recherche Agronomique

Bousmina Mustapha

Académie Hassan II des Sciences et Techniques

Sasson Albert

Académie Hassan II des Sciences et Techniques

Sesbou Abdessadak

Ecole Nationale des Ingénieurs Forestiers

Sadiki Mohamed

Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II

Pioch Daniel

CIRAD - France

Bouzemmouri BenHammou

Expert

Mhirit Omar

Consultant

Ettobi Mohamed

Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et la Lutte Contre la Désertification

Harrouni Moulay Chérif

Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II - CHA

Hajib Said

Centre de Recherche forestière

Tahroucht Saida

Faculté des Sciences d'Agadir

El Mousadik Abdelhamid

Faculté des Sciences d'Agadir

Alaoui Katim

Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rabat

Charrouf Zoubida

Faculté des Sciences d'Agdal - Rabat

Adlouni Ahmed

Faculté des Sciences de Ben M'Sik de Casablanca

Boussaid Abdelatif

Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Marrakech

Bouzoubaa Zakia

Institut National de Recherche Agronomique - Agadir

El Antari Abderraouf

Institut National de Recherche Agronomique - Marrakech

Saidi Seddik

Institut National de Recherche Agronomique - Rabat

Fassi Driss

Man and biosphere