Following a series of international specialized date festivals organized by the General Secretariat of the Award in the Arab Republic of Egypt (five sessions), the Republic of Sudan (three sessions), and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, these festivals achieved tangible successes that contributed to the development of the date palm sector and date production in these countries, and enhanced the reputation of Arab dates and raised awareness about them at the regional and international levels. This series of festivals has become a milestone and a platform for regional and international coordination and cooperation in developing the date palm sector and its products. The fourth International Jordan Dates Festival in the Jordanian capital, Amman, will continue this series with a focus on the uniqueness of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and its excellence in producing "Mejhoul" dates.

Confirming the deep brotherly and historical relations between the United Arab Emirates and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, vice president, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, and based on the cooperation protocol signed in the capital Abu Dhabi on 26/02/2024, between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (MOA), the General Secretariat of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, and the Jordanian Date Association JODA, the fourth International Jordan Dates Festival will be organized in Amman from November 18-20, 2024, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas ICARDA, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture ICBA, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands ACSAD, the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa AARINENA, the International Date Palm Development Network (IDPGN), and the UAE's Date Palm Friends Society (DPFS).