The Bee industry in the Kingdom
6:15
Opening remarks from the presenter
6:20
Keynote address: Overview on the bee industry in the Kingdom
Dr. Ahmed Al-Khazim Al-Ghamdi
Supervisor of Engineer Abdullah Buqshan for Bee Research at King Saud
University, Advisor of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
6:30
Panel discussion: The Kingdom’s bee industry: the current situation and future ambitions
- Current and future efforts of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture.
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA’s) tasks in maintaining the quality of
- bee products
- Mechanisms and conditions of the Agricultural Development Fund in the
- direct financing of beekeepers
- Bee industry in the Sustainable Rural Development Program
- The role of cooperatives societies in developing the bee industry
- What the beekeepers want from the relevant authorities
Dr. Ahmed Al-Khazim Al-Ghamdi
Supervisor of Engineer Abdullah Buqshan for Bee Research at King Saud University, Advisor of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Panelists:
Eng. Abdullah Al-Houtan
Director of bees and Honey Production- Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Dr. Emad Bin Hamad Abalkhail
Saudi Food & Drug Authority
Mr. Saleh Al-Jarbou
Beekeepers
Eng. Mussa M. Al-Qahtani
Manager of Strategic Planning Department- Agricultural Development Fund
Dr. Abdullah Bin Saeed Kedman
Chairman of Cooperative Societies council Saudi Arabia
8:00
Closing remarks by the presenter
End of first session – Day 1