04 April 2019, Cairo Egypt - FAO Director-General José Graziano da SIlva and Director-General of the Arab OrganIzation for Agricultural Development (AOAD) H.E. Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukheri. Signing Ceremony of an agreement between FAO and the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) to strengthen an ongoing partnership and boost joint efforts in areas including food security in conflict-affected countries, agriculture and fishery investment, planning and training for policy analysis in agriculture, combating transboundary animal diseases, and development of date palm sector through value chains methodology.