Jordan participated as a guest of honor in the Liwa Dates Festival and Auction, which was held in Liwa in Abu Dhabi in its second session. The Jordanian Dates Association (JODA) participated in the Jordanian Dates Village in this festival with six producers of Jordanian dates and their products. The participants participated in the Medjool Dates Competition within the festival’s activities, where each of them received:
First place: Al-Filali Dates Company
Second place: Petra dates
Third place: Al Dana dates
Fourth place: Sidra Dates Company
Fifth place: Jana Dates Company
The Jordanian Dates Association extends its warmest congratulations to the winners who expressed the professionalism of the Jordanian palm farms. The Association, as its president, board of directors and members, extends its sincere thanks and gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for hosting Jordan and providing support and facilitating Jordanian participation in this festival, as well as to the organizers with all appreciation and respect, but this confirms the privacy and depth of The relationship between Jordan and the United Arab Emirates and between the wise leaderships of the two brotherly countries
The Jordanian Dates Association honors Professor Dr. Hassan Al-Akidi, an international expert in the field of dates production and marketing. Dr. Al-Akidi witnessed the growth and development of the palm sector in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and contributed to its renaissance through his membership in the association’s boards of directors over two decades. He also participated in many studies related to dates. Mejhoul and dates and their manufacture at the international level. This gesture comes from the association in appreciation of his efforts and continuous giving over the past twenty years in this field. He has many books published internationally.
The Chairman of the association, Engineer Anwar Haddad, spoke in a special speech addressed to Dr. Hassan Al-Akidi, “You left a good and positive impact on everyone who knew you and left an imprint worthy of respect for what you provided to the palm sector in Jordan. On behalf of all palm growers in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, we offer you thanks and appreciation for your efforts and what you have done.” You spend your time and effort to serve this sector based on your Arab belief in this sector. We at the Jordanian Dates Association (JODA) extend our sincere thanks and gratitude for your role through membership in the association’s boards of directors over the past two decades, stressing that you will remain a reference that we cherish and are proud of.
For his part, Dr. Al-Aqidi responded to the Chairman of the Association, Engineer Anwar Haddad, and the Board of Directors, by thanking the Association and its successive boards of directors and to all palm growers for their continued cooperation, and that he always felt that he was among his family . He stressed that this sector is great in terms of its people and its achievements, and that the Jordanian experience is a model to be followed and an experience worth studying.
Congratulations and appreciation to Professor Dr. Hassan for his efforts to serve the Jordanian palm sector