Dr. Abdelhamid is Associate professor at Botany Department, National Research centre, Cairo, Egypt. Dr. Abdelhamid has been awarded his PhD from Gifu University, Japan and pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at University of Western Australia. He is expert on “Plant physiology under environmental stresses” and his main concern is increasing crop production, especially in arid areas. Currently, he is national coordinating two EU projects 1) "SIRRIMED” and 2) "Sustain Water Med ".

Regional Knowledge and Information Management Officer, FAO Regional Office for the Near East, FAO of the United Nations. My duty Station is Cairo, Egypt.Knowledge Management Platforms Developed: NERAKIN. AIS, Oman Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Information Network (MAFNET - NAKEMS).

Maarten van Ginkel Born: 1951; The Netherlands Montana State University (MSU), Bozeman, USA (GPA: 4.0); Pathology, Genetics; Ph.D. 1986 POSITIONS 2007-present Deputy Director General –Research, ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria. 2005-2007 Principal Research Scientist, Plant Genetics & Genomics Platform (PG&G), Molecular Plant Breeding Sub-platform, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia. 2003-2005 Head, Wheat Genetic Resources, CIMMYT Genebank. Mexico. 2003-2004 Head, CIMMYT Fusarium Research Unit. Mexico.