A number of strategic partners and international organizations are participating in the First International Jordanian Dates Festival 2018, such as the Ministry of Agriculture of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (MOA), the Jordan Dates Association (JODA), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), and the Arab Organization for Development. Agriculture (AOAD), the International Date Palm Network (DPGN), the UAE Palm Friends Society (DPFS), international organizations working in the Kingdom, and local civil society institutions, in addition to centers of research and excellence and the Greater Amman Municipality.