The rise of camel milk marketing in the mediterranean basin: business opportunities and sustainable development pathways
15-16 November 2021
Organised jointly by MAK’IT, Montpellier University of Excellence (MUSE)’s ‘Food & Health’ Key Initiative and the joint research units ‘Mediterranean and Tropical Livestock Systems’ (SELMET) and ‘Montpellier Interdisciplinary Center on Sustainable Food Systems’ (MOISA), this international symposium aims to analyse and support the emergence of the camel milk sector around the Mediterranean basin and around the world.
Programme and speakers
Monday 15 November
9:00 – 9:30 Opening session
Patrick Caron, Director of MAK’IT
Marie-Josèphe Amiot-Carlin, Research Director at INRAE & Head of the KIM ‘Food & Health’
Guillaume Duteurtre,Head, JRU SELMET
9:30 – 12:30 Session 1: State of the art on camel milk products: processing, preservation, nutritional and medicinal quality
Moderator:Bernard Faye,Emeritus Researcher, CIRAD – JRU ‘SELMET
Technological properties of camel milk proteins–Sylvie Marchesseau, Professor of Food Science, University of Montpellier & Researcher, JRU ‘Agropolymer Engineering and Emerging Technologies’ (IATE)
Potential of research results in food science for the development of camel milk and associated dairy products–Gérard Loiseau, University Lecturer, Montpellier SupAgro & Researcher,JRU ‘QUALISUD’
Knowledge about camel milk genomics: state of the art and perspectives–Elena Ciani, Professor at the Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, Bari University, Italy
Proteomics of camel milk,Patrice Martin, Research Director, INRAE, France
Camel milk composition and its potential health benefits–Gaukhar Konuspayeva, Professor of Biochemistry,Al-Farabi Kazakh National University & MAK’IT Fellow (JRU SELMET)
Health benefits of camel milk: commercial arguments or scientific truths?–Omar al-Haj, Professor at the Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch buffet
Tasting of camel milk products from 3 French dairy farms
14:00 – 17:00 Session 2: Camel milk marketing and new market opportunities in Mediterranean regions
Moderators:Fatima El Hadad-Gauthier, Professor-Researcher, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAM) &Foued Cheriet,Senior Lecturer in Food Marketing and International Strategy,Montpellier SupAgro & Researcher, JRU ‘MOISA’
The boom of the global camel milk market–Bernard Faye, Researcher, JRU ‘SELMET’
Market valuation of camel milk on an extensive basis: How to proceed? The example of camel breeding in Tunisia–Mohamed Jaouad, Professor at the Laboratory of Economics and Rural Societies, Drylands Institute, Médenine, Tunisia
Market demand, ecological footprint and investments–Inna Punda, Agribusiness Specialist Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’s Investment Centre
Regulatory aspects of camel milk development in Europe–Dario Dongo, Director of Food and Agriculture Requirements (FARE), Italia
Camel milk collection system in Morocco–Mohamed Sraïri, Hassan II Agronomic and Veterinary Institute (IAV Hassan II), Rabat, Morocco (TBC)
Camel milk marketing system in Algeria: the example of Tedjane Dairy Farm–Foudil Laameche, Researcher, University Kasdi Merbah, Ouargla, Algeria (TBC) &Amira Narimane, Veterinary Inspector, El-Oued University, Algeria
Emirati camel milk sales system to the local and international markets–Peter Nagy,Farm Manager, Camelicious farm, UAE
Tuesday 16 November
9:00 – 12:00 Session 3: Camel milk collection systems and changes in production systems
Moderator:Dario Dongo, Director, FARE, Italia
Changes in camel milk trade, collection systems and production systems–Mohammed Bengoumi, Animal Production and Health Officer, FAO Subregional Office for North Africa, Tunis, Tunisia
Which social and territorial contributions of camel milk and its dairy by-products in North-African drylands’ systems? The case of Morocco–Lina Amsidder, Researcher, JRU ‘SELMET’, France
Camel milk production system in Turkey–Atakan KocProfessor, University of Aydın Adnan Menderes, Turkey
Camel milk production system in Mauritania–Khaled Mohamed, Mauritanian Centre for the Development of Camel Breeding (CMDEC), Mauritania
Camel milk production, collection and processing systems in Kazakhstan–Shynar Akhmetsadykova, Head of the Camelids breeding department, Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Animal Husbandry and Forage Production, Almaty, Kazakhstan &Bayan Duysenbek, Director, Aruana dairy, Shieli, Kazakhstan
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch buffet
13:30 – 16:30 Session 4: Synthesis and recommendations
Round-table 1: Research priorities on camel milk and its processing
Moderator:Christian Corniaux, Researcher, JRU ‘SELMET’
–Bernard Faye,Researcher, JRU ‘SELMET’–Omar Al-Haj,Professor at the Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan–Marta Garron Gómez
Round-table 2: Development challenges in the camel milk sector
Moderator:Elena Ciani
–Mohamed Bengoumi,Animal Production and Health Officer, FAO Subregional Office for North Africa, Tunis, Tunisia–Cécile Magnan,Veterinary, Gard Department, France–Amira Narimane, Veterinary Inspector, El-Oued University, Algeria
Closing remarks – TBC
Detailed programme in PDF format here
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