ByPalma
ByPalma is the only conference of its kind solely focusing on the byproducts of palm plantation around the globe and their current and potential applications. This includes all Palmae family, such as Date palms, Coconut palms, Oil palms, Doum palms, sugar palm…etc.
Our journey in the scientific field is completed by ByPalma Conference, a pioneering conference that focuses on the by-products of palm plantation around the globe and their current and potential applications. This includes all Palmae family, such as date, coconut, oil, doum and sugar palms.
We organized this conference in 2018 to provide an interdisciplinary platform for leading academic scientists, researchers, artisans, entrepreneurs, industry professionals as well as palm growers.
The conference aims at rediscovering edge technology for palm by-products and maximizing the added-value via industrial technological advancement. Such advancement can help in the sustainable development of vast rural & urban areas in different countries in the world, especially in the South. (south of what?)
It’s an international network of scientists, artisans, and industry professionals specialized in the area of palm by-products R&D, manufacturing, and crafts.
The 1st round of ByPalma was in December 2018 in Aswan, Egypt and it was a great success. With more than 250 attendees, from 94 research institutions, companies , NGOs and international organization, representing more than 30 countries. The technical program Included 7 plenary sessions, 6 discussion panels, 5 keynote talks, and poster session. In addition to other concurrent events such as, Palm Byproducts Exhibition, Palm Byproducts Photo Gallery, and the innovation contest.
Conference Theme
“Rediscovering palm byproducts as a resource for the circular bioeconomy of the future”.
Main Aims
- To bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, artisans, entrepreneurs and industry professionals active in the area of palm byproducts R&D, manufacturing, and crafts from all around the globe to exchange recent developments, technologies, innovations, trends, concerns, challenges and opportunities.
- To rediscover palm byproducts and maximize their added-value and create an economical resource that can help in the sustainable development of vast rural areas in different countries in the world.
- To establish an international network of scientists, artisans, and industry professionals active in the area of palm byproducts R&D, manufacturing, and crafts.
