THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 2019 (MORNING)

Conference room – National Chamber of Agriculture, Exhibition Center – Safex

• 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Panelists:

Dr Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi – Pr Meriem-Hind Ben-Mahdi – Ms Ratiba Chibani – Ms Djamila Halliche – Dr Amine Bensemmane

Rapporteur:

M.Idir Bais

1- Innovations and innovators in food in Algeria: What challenges and what strategies for the future?

Dr Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi, Agricultural Economist (20 mins)

2- New challenges and stakes of the Food Industries: Innovate or Perish.

Pr Meriem Ben-Mahdi, Filaha Innov’ Foundation Expert (15 mins)

3- Promote standards and stimulate innovation for sustainable agriculture

Ms. Ratiba Chibani, standardization expert (15 mins)

4-Role of the ATRBSA in promoting research and innovation

Pr. Lynda Boutekrabt, Director of the Thematic Agency for Research in Biotechnology and Agrifood Sciences (10mn)

5- Presentation of some innovations made by the University of Wageningen in the field of plants for the benefit of agriculture and market gardening

Mr. Alphons de Beleir, univ. From Wageningen to the Netherlands (10mn)

6- The activities and results achieved by the entrepreneurship engineering training course of the National School of Agronomics of Algiers (FIE/Ensa)

Karim Laabassi, FIE manager (10 mins)

7- The innovative solution for storing fruit and vegetables in arid areas ASTALAVISTA (10 mins)

• 1:00 p.m. – Debates
• 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Visit of startups on the SIPSA INNOV’ stand with a lunch cocktail on site (central hall)