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Distribution. Limited 28 August 2019 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH E/ESCWA/SDPD/2019/WG.37/L.2

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

Technical Meeting on “Context-based Technologies to Enhance Agriculture Efficiency and Resilience in ” UN House, , Lebanon, 26 - 27 August 2019

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

A. Experts – ESCWA and Non ESCWA Member Countries

Lebanon Ms. Amal Salibi Head of Economic Studies and Statistics Service H.E. Mr. Hassan Lakkis Directorate of Studies and Coordination Minister of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture Beirut, Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Tel.: (+961-1) 849637 Mobile: (+961-3) 323969 Ms. Wafaa Dikah Hamze Email: [email protected] Former Minister Ministry of Agriculture Ms. Hala Abdallah Beirut, Lebanon Head of Service of Economics and Marketing Tel.: (+961-1) 854855 Directorate of Plant Resources Email: [email protected] Ministry of Agriculture Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Hussein Nasrallah Tel.: (+961-1) 842703 Minister’s Consultant Mobile: (+961-71) 552654 Ministry of Agriculture Email: [email protected] Beirut, Lebanon Email: [email protected] Ms. Lamya El Tawm Head of Programs and Development Projects Mr. Ibrahim Hawi Service Minister’s Consultant Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture Beirut, Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Tel.: (+961-1) 849601 Email: [email protected] Mobile: (+961-3) 676336 Fax: (+961-1) 849637 Email: [email protected]

Ms. Maya Mhanna Ms. Nisrine Samara Agricultural Engineer Economic Commercial Attaché Head of Rural Engineering Service Economic Department Ministry of Agriculture Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Beirut, Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Tel.: (+961-1) 849623 Tel: (+961-1) 211 155 Mobile: (+961-3) 250839 Mob: (+961-3) 619 345 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Ms. Huda Al-Akhrass B. Regional, National, and International Agricultural Engineer Organizations, and NGOs and Plant Production Department Academia Ministry of Agriculture Beirut, Lebanon Mobile: (+961-71) 448291 Lebanese Agriculture Research Institute Email: [email protected] (LARI)

Ms. Sara Rammal Mr. Michel Afram Head of Economics Department Director-General Ministry of Agriculture Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI) Beirut, Lebanon Ministry of Agriculture Tel.: (+961-1) 842703 Tal Amara, Zahle, Lebanon Mobile: (+961-70) 940283 Tel.: (+961-8) 900 324 Email: [email protected] Mobile: (+961-70) 867807 Fax: (+961-8) 900077 Email: [email protected] Ms. Fatmeh Beydoun Head of Directorate of Plant Resources Mr. Ihab Jomaa Horticulture Head of Irrigation and Agrometeorology Ministry of Agriculture Department Beirut, Lebanon Lebanese Agriculture Research Institute (LARI) Tel: (+961) 1822400 Ministry of Agriculture Mobile: (+961) 3705608 Tal Amara – Zahle, Lebanon Email: fatmehxbeydoun @gmail.com Tel.: (+961-8) 900037 Mobile: (+961-70) 099741 Fax: (+961-8) 900077 Ms. Najwa El- Khansa Email: [email protected] Expert Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Joseph Kahwaji Beirut, Lebanon Agricultural Engineer Mobile: Head of Feed and Rangeland Lab. Email: Feed Lab. Lebanese Agriculture Research Institute (LARI) Netherlands Embassy Ministry of Agriculture Zahle, Lebanon H.E. Mr. Jan Waltmans Tel.: (+961-8) 900037 (Ext. 444) Ambassador of Netherlands in Lebanon Mobile: (+961-3) 414071 Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Fax: (+961-8) 900077 Beirut, Lebanon Email: [email protected]

2 ICARDA American University of Beirut (AUB)

Mr. Hassan Machlab Mr. Rabih Mohtar Country Manager Dean ICARDA HQs. Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences Beirut, Lebanon American University of Beirut Tel.: (+961-1) 813301/3 Beirut, Lebanon Mobile: (+961-3) 211553 Fax: (+961-1) 804071 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mr. Ammar Olabi Associate Dean/Professor of Food Science

National Council for Scientific Research Nutrition and Food Sciences Department (CNRS) AUB Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Talal Darwich Tel.: (+961-1) 374374 (Ext. 4400) Project Manager Mobile: (+961-3) 162737 National Center for Remote Sensing Fax: (+961-1) 744460 National Council for Scientific Research Email: [email protected] (CNRS) Mansourieh El Maten, Lebanon Ms. Mabelle Chedid Tel.: (+961-4) 409845/6 Executive Officer Mobile: (+961-3) 723471 Environmental and Sustainable Development Fax: (+961-4) 409847 Unit (ESDU) Email: [email protected] American University of Beirut (AUB) Beirut, Lebanon Tel.: (+961-1) 350000 (Ext. 3510) Mobile: (+961-3) 357495 Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Email; [email protected] Agriculture

Mr. Nadim Farajallah Mr. Said Gedeon Program Director Deputy General Manager Issam Fares Institute Agricultural Department American University of Beirut (AUB) Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Beirut, Lebanon Agriculture of Zahle and Beqaa Tel: (+961-1)-350000 Zahle, Beqaa, Lebanon Mobile: (+961-3)-536006 Tel.: (+961-8) 802602 Email : [email protected] Mobile: (+961-3) 622252 [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Lebanese University (LU)

International Water Management Institute Mr. Samir Medawar (IWMI) Dean

Faculty of Agriculture Mr. Amgad El Mahdi Lebanese University Director of MENA Regional Office Mobile: (+961-3) 446262 IWMI Email: [email protected] Melbourne, Australia

Tel.: (+61) 400 122 665

Mobile: +201007321534

Email: [email protected]

3 Mr. Dany El Obeid Mr. Elie Bitar Instructor Agricultural Engineer Faculty of Agriculture Georges Frem Foundation Lebanese University , Lebanon Hazmieh, Beirut, Lebanon Tel.: (+961-9) 209113/ 08-210134 Tel.: (+961-5) 950887 Mobile: (+961-70) 596020 Mobile: (+961-70) 195134 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Ms. Aurore Assaker Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM) Assistant Professor Faculty of Fine Arts Mr. Andre Abou Haidar Lebanese University Program officer / Agricultural Engineer Hazmieh, Beirut, Lebanon Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM) Mobile: (+961-3) 734801 Beirut, Lebanon Email: [email protected] Mob: (+961-76) 994 024 Email: [email protected]

Saint-Joseph University (USJ) Mr. Hassan Astaitie Consultant Ms. Yolla Ghorra Chamoun Community Development Associate Professor Polish Center for International Aid Ecole Superieure d’Ingenieurs d’Agronomic PCPM Mediterraneenne (ESIAM) Al Ghoubairy, Beirut, Lebanon Saint-Joseph University Tel.: (+961-5) 806567 Zahle, Lebanon Mobile: (+961-70) 920019 Tel.: (+961-8) 542522 Email: [email protected] Mobile : (+961-3) 339125 Fax : (+961-8) 542522 Email : [email protected] Lebanese Reforestation Initiative (LRI)

Mr. Joseph Bechara European Union (EU) Lebanon Reforestation Initiative , Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Charles Abdallah Tel.: (+961-1) 872785 Economist and Project Manager Email: [email protected] Economic Sectors and Local Development Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon Raboueh (Metn), Beirut, Lebanon C. Private Sector Tel.: (+961-1) 956 938 Mobile: (+961-3) 659 113 Agri Eco-systems Capital (AEC) Email: [email protected] Mr. Ahmad Shukr Managing Director Georges Frem Foundation Agriculture and Synthetic Biology Agri Eco-systems Capital (AEC) Ms. Rania Georges Frem AEC Building, Dar Amal Street Executive Director Douris, Baalback, Lebnaon Georges Frem Foundation Mobile : (+961-70) 028982 Jounieh, Lebanon Email : [email protected] Mobile: (+961-3) 691922 Fax: (+961-9) 209113 Email: [email protected]

4 Mr. Gregory Hasbanian D. Start-ups Agri Eco-systems Capital (AEC) AEC Building, Dar Amal Street Berytech Douris, Baalback, Lebnaon Mobile: (+961-78) 920320 Mr. Rami Bou Jawdeh Email: [email protected] Deputy General Manager Berytech Robinson Agri Mansourieh, Beirut, Lebanon Mobile: Ms. Nadine El Khoury Email: [email protected] Chief Operating Officer COO - Robinson Agri Ms. Jihan Chahla , Lebanon Cluster Manager Tel.: (+961-9) 796144 QOOT Cluster Mobile: (+961-3) 380263 Berytech Fax: (+961-9) 796146 Mansourieh, Beirut, Lebanon Email: [email protected] Tel.: (+961-4) 533040 (Ext. 1025) Mobile: (+961-3) 487155 Email: [email protected] Debbane Agriculture Holding

Mr. Hassan Jadallah Awada LifeLab Central Product Manager New Technologies Department Mr. Ali Makhzoum Debbane Agriculture Holding Founder/CEO Beirut, Lebanon Corporate/HQ Tel.: (+961-9) 212991 LifeLab Mobile: (+961-76) 414104 Beirut, Lebanon Email: [email protected] Mobile: (+961-76) 849701 Email: [email protected] Mr. Ziad Ghanem Central Technical and Development Manager Debbane Agriculture Holding IOTree Zouk Mikael P.O. Box: 119666 Ms. Nisrine El Turky Beirut, Lebanon Founder, CEO Tel.: (+961-9) 212991 IOTree – Internet of Trees Mobile: (+961-3) 549337 Rabweh, Maten, Lebanon Fax: (+961-9) 211790 Tel.: (+961-3) 970742 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Hydroponica RiginO

Mr. Mazen Mneimne Ms. Sabah Corm Executive Manager Co-founder Hydroponica RiginO Koura, Lebanon Tel.: (+961-6) 222950 Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon Mobile: (+961-70) 222950 Mobile: (+961-3) 150020 Email; [email protected] Email: [email protected]

5 E. Experts/ Farmers Mr. Elie Choueiri Expert Mr. Osman Khodr FAO Office – Farmer – Agriculture Beirut, Lebanon Zahle, Lebanon Email: [email protected] Mobile: (+961-3) 530200 Email; [email protected] United Nations Development Programme Mr. Ahmad Osman Khodr (UNDP) Farmer – Agriculture Zahle, Lebanon Ms. Nour Masri Mobile: (+961-3) 530200 Project Manager Email; [email protected] Sustainable Land Management in the Catchment Project Mr. Ahmad Zeiter UNDP Agricultural Engineer Ministry of Environment Zahle, Lebanon Lazarieh Bldg. Office 8—24 Mobile: (+961-70) 812723 Beirut, Lebanon Email: [email protected] Tel.: (+961-1) 976532 Mobile: (+961-3) 693078 Mr. Alaa Homsi Fax: (+961-1) 976531 Electronic Engineer Email: [email protected] Saadnayel, Zahle, Lebanon Mobile: (+961-78) 940309 Mr. Dominique Choueiter Email; [email protected] Project Officer Sustainable Land Management in the Qaraoun Mr. Bashar Berro Catchment Project Agribussness Expert – Consultant UNDP Self Employed Ministry of Environment Zahle, Lebanon Lazarieh Bldg. Office 8—24 Tel.: (+961-8) 800140 Beirut, Lebanon Mobile: (+961-3) 254232 Tel.: (+961-1) 976532 Fax: (+961-8) 805391 Mobile: (+961-70) 924176 Email: [email protected] Fax: (+961-1) 976531 Email: [email protected] Mr. Nagi El Kamar CEO Smart Farm S.A.L. Jounieh, Lebanon United Nations Economic and Social Mobile: (+961-76) 786898 Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) Email: [email protected] Mr. Juraj Reican Director F. United Nations Organizations Statistics Division Tel.: (+961-1) 978351 Food and Agriculture Organization of the Email: [email protected] United Nations (UN FAO) Ms. Reem Nejdawi Mr. Maurice Saade Chief, Food & Environment Policies Section Lebanon Country Director (FEPS) FAO Office – Baabda Tel.: (+961-1) 978558 Beirut, Lebanon Email [email protected] Email: [email protected]

6 Mr. Elias Ghadban ESCWA Mailing Address: Regional Advisor on Food Security Sustainable Development Policies Division United Nations Economic and Social (SDPD) Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) Tel.: (+961-1) 978516 UN House Email: [email protected] P.O. Box: 11-8575 Riad El-Solh 1107 2812 Mr. Fouad Mrad Beirut, Lebanon Senior Programme Manager Tel.: (+961-1) 981501/2 Technology for Development Division (TDD) Fax: (+961-1) 981510 Tel.: (+961-1) 978541 Email: [email protected]

Mr. Moneem Murrah Administrative Assistant FEPS/SDPD Tel.: (+961-1) 978525 Email: [email protected]

Ms. Lina Fleifel Research Assistant Office of the Director SDPD Tel.: (+961-1) 978578 Email: [email protected]

Ms. Nour Charafeddine Administrative Assistant Office of the Director SDPD Tel.: (+961-1) 978573 Email: [email protected]

Ms. Minerva Sadek Research Assistant FEPS/SDPD Tel.: (+961-1) 978579 Email: [email protected]

Ms. Nour El Jundi Intern FEPS/SDPD Tel.: (+961-1) 978586 Email: [email protected]

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