The Secretary-General of The Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIADPAI), Prof. Abdelouahhab Zaid, accompanied Egypt’s Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly on a visit to the Dates Complex, a 14 Fedan facility in Egypt’s New Valley Governorate, that produces around 5000 tons of dates annually. The New Valley dates complex was recently renovated and further developed through a collaboration between the Khalifa Award and the Egyptian Ministries of Agriculture and Industry. Dr. Madbouly praised KIADPAI and the Government of the UAE for their continued support of the date production sector, a critical economic and cultural activity in a region that is the leading producer of dates globally.