In direct continuity of the regional workshop organized in El Oued in February 2024, which laid the foundations for a national strategy for potato seed autonomy, the panel planned for SIPSA-FILAHA & AFRICA FOOD EXPORT 2025 marks a new stage in the consolidation of this dynamic.
The wilaya of El Oued will be in the spotlight, with the participation of its many public, private, academic and development stakeholders.
This meeting will not only capitalize on the recommendations from field work, but also broaden the circle of consultation on a national and international scale: producers, researchers, training organizations, public decision-makers, seed companies, financing structures, cooperatives, etc.
This panel aims to deepen discussions on the technical, regulatory and economic levers needed to consolidate local production of certified, quality seeds, resilient in the face of dependence on imports.
It constitutes a key milestone in the development of an operational roadmap for seed sovereignty of the potato in Algeria.
Conference room – DAR EL DJAZAIR, Exhibition Center – Safex
• 10h00 > 17h00
A -’’THOUGHT FOR POTATOES“
“REFLECTION ON THE POTATO”
• 10h00 > 10h20
Introduction Générale
1. Welcome Word by Dr Amine Bensemmane – President of GRFI & SIPSA
2. Reminder of the strategic importance of the potato and the “Potato Seeds” workshop of February 2025 in El Oued.
• Introduction of key partners (ESAS, GRFI, local partners).By the moderator: Salah Najah – Member of GRFI
3. Intervention of a institutional representative of El Oued Mr. Mostefaoui – SG Chamber of Agriculture of El Oued
4. Summary of the El Oued workshop by ESAS/GRFI and the moderator Speaker: Pr. el Habib Guedda – Director ESAS
Panel 1
• 10h20 > 11h30
Objective : Show the innovations (in vitro micropropagation, aeroponics, hydroponics), their potential, the conditions for success and the challenges.
• 10h20 > 11h00
Present the results of the 4 working groups and discuss the prospects for action.
Speakers: Vitroplant, Sagrodev: Mme. Amel Trabelsi
Mohammad Yaseen, General Manager, Techno Seeds – Jordanie
• 11h00 > 11h30
“Prerequisites for successful multiplication”
Speakers:
Mr Mohamed Mokhtar – Ingenieur agronome Professeur Tellah Sihem – chercheure associée CREAD
Focus on economic structuring, support, and equity in the value chain.
Panel 2
• 10h20 > 11h30
Objective : Present the results of the 4 working groups and discuss the prospects for action.
Introduction (2–3 min)
• General context recalled by the moderator. Announcement of the 4 restitutions.
Group 1 – Organization of the sector
Restitution par : M. Khaled Amrani
• Structuring, governance, regulatory framework.
Group 2 – Logistics and sustainable management
Restitution par : M. Khaled Amrani
• Storage, traceability, inspiring models.
Group 3 – Innovation & technologies
Restitution par : Mme Karima Boudedja
• Saharan innovation, cooperation, demonstration sites.
Group 4 – Securing quality seed
Restitution par :M. Ahmed Mellal
• Autonomy, certification, training, experimental farms.
• 12h30 > 13h00
The moderator summarizes in key sentences:
• 13h30 > 14h00
Lunch break
