# RAMD Date Palm Congress 2026

> Official multilingual website (French, English, Arabic) for RAMD Date Palm Congress 2026, an international business congress dedicated to the date palm and Moroccan dates sector, held on October 1, 2026 at the Kasbah Hôtel Xaluca Erfoud, Errachidia province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco.

Key facts:

- Organizer: Global Market Crops (GMC), with official support from the Association des Producteurs de Dattes Modernes au Maroc
- Audience: 500+ professionals, including producers, exporters, cooperatives, AgriTech companies, institutions, investors and development organizations
- Professional ticket: $100 / 1,000 MAD, all taxes included (payment processed in MAD; USD is indicative)
- Contact: contact@gmcmaroc.com — WhatsApp: +212 667 781 184
- Official social profiles: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/regional-agro-business-meeting-days/ , Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gmccrops , Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ramd_gmc/ , YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@fruit-council
- Core topics: date palm farming, oasis agriculture, Moroccan date exports, fertigation and water management, post-harvest valorization and packaging, AgriTech and digital agriculture, plant health (Bayoud disease, emerging pests), investment and value chain development, B2B networking
- Venue: Kasbah Hôtel Xaluca Erfoud, Errachidia, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
- Announced speakers (15): Mouad Mansour (Netafim Morocco, precision irrigation), Hamadttu Abdel Farag El-Shafie (ICARDA, Red Palm Weevil control), Raed Shaheen (ARD Unifert), Alain Lemansour (date palm tissue culture), Jonathan M. Flowers (New York University, date palm genomics), Said Amazouz (biological control), Habeeb Yousif Habeeb Al-Mohammed (date palm cultivation), Ibrahim Jaddoa Al-Jboory (plant protection), Abdulbasit Oudah Ibrahim (date palm physiology, FAO), Mohammed Aziz El Houmaizi (sustainable oasis development), Ricardo Salomon-Torres (Sonora State University, pollination and Mejhoul production), Imad Saad (sustainability, CSR and climate change), Anas BaChar (DeFarm, agricultural and AgTech investment), Mustapha Abdellaoui (Regional Directorate of Agriculture of Drâa-Tafilalet), Ghizlane Makhchane (SOWIT, precision agriculture and AI)
- Sponsors: ARD Unifert (Premium), Phyto Sidid (Diamond), ASTRACHEM and Maghreb Steel (Gold), Solution Agricole (Silver), SOWIT (Bronze)
- French is the default language; English and Arabic versions are available with the `lang=en` and `lang=ar` URL parameters

## Main pages

- [Home](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/): event overview, program highlights, themes, tickets and registration
- [Program](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/pages/program): full one-day congress program with sessions and schedule
- [Speakers](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/pages/speakers): the 15 announced speakers with their roles and links to each announcement
- [Sponsors](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/pages/sponsors): sponsorship packages and partnership contact
- [Blog](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog): articles on the date palm sector in Morocco
- [Contact](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/pages/contact): contact form, email and WhatsApp

## Blog articles

- [Water management and irrigation for date palm in Morocco](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/gestion-eau-irrigation-palmier-dattier-maroc): fertigation, drip irrigation and water efficiency in oasis farming
- [Date packaging and export quality in Morocco](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/conditionnement-dattes-maroc-qualite-export): post-harvest handling, sorting and export standards
- [B2B networking for the date value chain](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/networking-b2b-filiere-dattes-ramd-2026): how RAMD 2026 connects producers, buyers and investors
- [Innovations in date palm farming](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/innovations-culture-palmier-dattier-2026): AgriTech and new cultivation techniques for 2026
- [Morocco as a date export leader in Africa](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/maroc-leader-export-dattes-afrique): market position and export opportunities
- [Sustainable agriculture in oasis zones](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/agriculture-durable-zone-oasienne): preserving oasis ecosystems while scaling production

### Speaker announcements

- [Mouad Mansour, precision irrigation](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/mouad-mansour-irrigation-precision-netafim-ramd-2026): Netafim Morocco, drip and subsurface irrigation, fertigation, soil moisture sensors
- [Hamadttu Abdel Farag El-Shafie, Red Palm Weevil expert](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/hamadttu-el-shafie-charancon-rouge-palmier-ramd-2026): ICARDA, integrated pest management, pheromones, RNAi and Attract-and-Kill against Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
- [Ghizlane Makhchane, precision agriculture and AI](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/ghizlane-makhchane-agriculture-precision-ia-ramd-2026): SOWIT, remote sensing, IoT and data-driven irrigation
- [Mustapha Abdellaoui, agricultural and rural development](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/mustapha-abdellaoui-developpement-filieres-agricoles-ramd-2026): Drâa-Tafilalet value chains, World Bank and IFAD projects
- [Anas BaChar, plantation operator and AgTech investor](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/anas-bachar-plantations-dattieres-investissement-ramd-2026): Desert Timber Tafilalet, 87,000 date palms, 12Tree GmbH
- [Imad Saad, sustainability, CSR and climate change](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/imad-saad-durabilite-rse-changement-climatique-ramd-2026): ESG, ISO 26000, GRI, Abu Dhabi Environment Network
- [Ricardo Salomon-Torres, pollination and Mejhoul production](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/ricardo-salomon-torres-pollinisation-mejhoul-ramd-2026): Sonora State University, pollen conservation, fruit physiology
- [Abdulbasit Oudah Ibrahim, date palm physiology](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/abdulbasit-oudah-ibrahim-physiologie-palmier-dattier-ramd-2026): FAO consultant, Khalifa Award 2019
- [Ibrahim Jaddoa Al-Jboory, plant protection](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/ibrahim-al-jboory-protection-vegetaux-ramd-2026): integrated pest management for date palm
- [Mohammed Aziz El Houmaizi, sustainable oasis development](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/mohammed-aziz-el-houmaizi-developpement-oasien-ramd-2026): FAO, IDB, USAID and UNIDO projects
- [Habeeb Yousif Habeeb Al-Mohammed, date palm cultivation](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/habeeb-al-mohammed-culture-palmier-dattier-ramd-2026): 40 years of field expertise
- [Jonathan M. Flowers, date palm genomics](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/jonathan-flowers-genomique-palmier-dattier-ramd-2026): New York University, variety authentication
- [Said Amazouz, biological control](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/said-amazouz-lutte-biologique-solutions-agricoles-ramd-2026): biocontrol solutions for date palm growers
- [Alain Lemansour, date palm tissue culture](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/alain-lemansour-culture-tissus-palmier-dattier-ramd-2026): in vitro propagation of Mejhoul and premium varieties
- [Raed Shaheen, ARD Unifert](https://ramd.gmcmaroc.com/blog/raed-shaheen-ard-unifert-intervenant-ramd-2026): plant nutrition and fertigation for date palm

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