Under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance of the UAE and President of Zayed University.

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Dubai Declaration

Dubai Declaration on the Production of Quinoa for the Future Food and Nutrition Security in Marginal Environments

Press release

Scientists, experts from over 46 countries agree to form global quinoa consortium

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Background Information

On 6-8 December 2016, Dubai hosted one of the biggest international conferences on quinoa titled “Quinoa for Future Food and Nutrition Security in Marginal Environments”. Held under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance of the UAE and President of Zayed University, the conference was organized by the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, Zayed University, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), and with the technical contribution of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). A media campaign was carried out and a press conference organized to build public awareness for this event and ensure necessary publicity. A total of 313 international, regional and national media outlets, as well as a number of TV channels, reported on the event. Below is a summary of media coverage of the event.

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Presentations

Session: Keynote speech

  1. Creating a shared vision and action plan for the future of quinoa beyond its origins
    Author(s): Dr. Didier BAZILE

Session: Plenary session 1

  1. Quinoa research and development for lowland environments in South America
    Author(s): Daniel Bertero
  2. The worldwide potential of quinoa as a new climate-proof crop
    Author(s): Sven-Erik Jacobsen
  3. Quínoa Research and Development in the Andean Countries
    Author(s): L Gomez-Pando, W Rojas and J Ochoa
  4. Effects of salinity on seed yield and nutritional quality of Quinoa
    Author(s): Kameswara Rao Nanduri, Mohammad Shahid, M, and Khalil Ur Rahman Butt

Session: Plenary session 2

  1. Prospects Of Bolivian Royal Quinoa: Towards The Global Expansion Of The Andean Crop
    Author(s): Hugo BOSQUE SÁNCHEZ
  2. Consolidacion del primer Centro Internacional de la Quinua
    Author(s): Dr. Soliz

Session: Plenary session 3

  1. Potential of Quinoa Production in Near East and North Africa Region
    Author(s): Dost Muhammad
  2. Experimenting with quinoa: the Indian experience
    Author(s): Atul Bhargava, Sudhir Shukla and Deepak Ohri
  3. Usos tradicionales y potenciales de la quinua (chenopodium quinoa willd.) En la cuenca del titicaca
    Author(s): Alipio Canahua Murillo Angel Mujica Sanchez Sven-Erik Jacobsen

Session: Plenary session 4

  1. Breeding of varietes of quinoa (chenopodiumquinoawilld.) For cold weather and drought by hibridization of genetically distant parent and subcequent selfing
    Author(s): Mujica A., Haussman B., Schmith K., Schmidt W., Canahua A., Chura E., Pocco M., Apaza J., and Flores S.
  2. Quinua: Superplant? Superfood? Neither? Or Both?
    Author(s): Eric N. Jellen
  3. A discussion document to identify research priorities for quinoa
    Author(s): 

Session: Technical session 1.1

  1. Quinoa: From Experimentation to Production in Turkey
    Author(s): Attila Yazar
  2. Quinoa introduction in West-Africa: experience of Burkina Faso
    Author(s): Abdalla Dao
  3. Introduction and assessment of Quinoa in Algeria: Field trial evaluation of eleven Chenopodium quinoa genotypes grown under Mediterranean conditions (ALGERIA)
    Author(s): Mr. Abdelhamid GACEMI
  4. Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) performance under the hot- dry weather of the Sudan
    Author(s): Maarouf I. Mohammed and Nagat K. Mohamed
  5. Quinoa in Pakistan: A Case Study
    Author(s): Dr. Shahzad M.A. Basra

Session: Technical session 2.1

  1. Quinoa evaluation and production in highland, sea level Argentine and Uruguay lowland
    Author(s): Olivia Eisner
  2. Agronomical evaluation of Chenopodium quinoa Wild. under rainfed piedmont environments in Tajikistan
    Author(s): Dr. M. Pulodov
  3. Quinoa Research and Production Prospect in Iran
    Author(s): Dr. Niaz Ali Sepahvand

Session: Technical session 3.1

  1. Quinoa tolerance to saline condition in clay soil: first experience
    Author(s): Mamedov AI, Gasimova Kh, Farzaliyev V, Toderich K, Ali-zada V
  2. Phenotyping the combined effect of heat and water stress on quinoa
    Author(s): Hirich Abdelaziz
  3. Adaptability of quinoa to adverse climatic and soil conditions of Niger
    Author(s): Dr BOUKARY HABSATOU
  4. Quinoa agrobiodiversity conservation in Bolivia: A seed exchange network case study
    Author(s): Rodríguez J.P.

Session: Technical session 4.1

  1. Dry Matter, Yield And Activity Of Antioxidant Enzymes In Three Quinoa Genotypes Grown At Varied Water Stress Conditions
    Author(s): Hedayati A R, Kazemeini S A, Pirasteh-Anosheh H, Kamalizadeh M
  2. The Study of Quinoa Salinity Tolerance in the Field Conditions
    Author(s): Mohammad Shahid and N.K. Rao
  3. Studies of the Effect of Marginal Growing Conditions (Karakalpakstan) on Grain and Forage Yield of Quinoa
    Author(s): Dr. Sultanova Zulfiya
  4. Effect of sowing date on phenological stage and seed yield of quinoa irrigated with saline water
    Author(s): Masoumeh Salehi
  5. Quinoa water management in presence of shallow saline groundwater: physiological characteristics and gas exchange
    Author(s): Rezvan Talebnejad

Session: Technical session 1.2

  1. Quinoa and its potential to grow under water scarcity and salt stress conditions: Promising research findings
    Author(s): Prof. Atef HAMDY
  2. Adaptability of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Wild) in Eastern and Southern Africa: Potential implications for food security and climate change adaptation
    Author(s): Mukankusi Clare Mugisha
  3. Adaptation of Quinoa for Food Security in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan
    Author(s): TIRTHA BDR. KATWAL AND JIGME WANGDI

Session: Technical session 2.2

  1. Preliminary evaluation of adaptability of 13 quinoa varieties in the Linxia arid area of Gansu Province, China
    Author(s): Huang Jie
  2. Relational differences into the crop world. Ontological frictions on quinoa property rights
    Author(s): Pablo Laguna

Session: Technical session 3.2

  1. Quinoa yield response to deficit irrigation and nitrogen levels, in presence of saline shallow groundwater
    Author(s): Farshad Alizadeh-zoaj
  2. Biochar soil amendment increases the resistance of Chenopodium quinoa to drought in sandy soils
    Author(s): Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Koyro
  3. Effect of different nitrogen application rates, date of harvest, and sowing distances on the productivity and nutritional value of Quinoa in view to its adoption as roughage crop for ruminants
    Author(s): Joseph K. KAHWAJI
  4. Optimization of Quinoa Nitrogen Nutrition Under Mediterranean Climatic Conditions
    Author(s): Fatema Mosseddaq, Badr Bounsir, Mohamed Amine Khallouq and Ouafae Benlhabib
  5. Performance of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) genotypes in different ecological areas of Malawi
    Author(s): Peter Takondwa Muhota

Session: Technical session 4.2

  1. Quinoa Industry Development in China
    Author(s): REN Gui-xing
  2. By-products from quinoa seeds: whole flour, germ, starch, oil and protein isolates
    Author(s): Dr Edgardo Calandri
  3. Quinoa Market Development in China
    Author(s): David Wu

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