Educational program/outreach for local or national communities on sustainable management of land for agriculture and tourism
scientific research
University of Basrah publishes scientific research on the rehabilitation of tourist areas in the city of Basrah.
scientific symposium
The College of Agriculture at the University of Basrah organised an electronic scientific symposium on the role of organic fertilisation in producing healthy and safe food for human consumption using distance learning technology via the FCC platform, which hosted nearly 111 teachers and visitors from various Iraqi universities and agricultural departments in the province. The symposium, which was lectured by Dr. Mohsen Abdel Hai Dasher, a lecturer in the Department of Soil Sciences and Water Resources, aimed to identify the role of organic fertilisers in maintaining a safe environment from pollution. The symposium included several axes, dealing with the role of organic fertilisation in providing plants with nutrients necessary for production and improving its quality, thus making these foods healthy for humans and increasing their immunity, as well as reducing the use of chemical fertilisers that lead to soil and water pollution.
workshop
A training workshop was held at the College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, for students and graduates entitled: “Production and manufacture of compost (agricultural medium) and its use for the production of agricultural seedlings and sale” delivered by Assistant Professor Dr. The private sector by making use of agricultural and household waste and converting it into organic fertilizer used to produce seedlings, knowing that the fertilizer is environmentally friendly and has good nutritional and environmental specifications. Many college students and graduates from different departments, as well as some interested in the agricultural field from farmers and other government sectors, participated in the workshop
workshop
Announcements of the College of Agriculture The establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Machinery and Machinery, at the University of Basra, in cooperation with the Directorate of Agriculture in the province, a scientific workshop entitled (Using laser levelling in preparing the land for agriculture) The workshop included two lectures, the first by Assistant Professor Dr. Mortada Abdel Azim, which dealt with the concept of soil management through the use of agricultural mechanization and its role in preserving the soil from deterioration and increasing agricultural production as well as the role of agricultural mechanization in the optimal use of irrigation water for crops As for the second lecture, which was given by the agricultural engineer, Mortada Rahim, an employee in the Directorate of Agriculture, in which he dealt with the method of levelling using the laser levelling machine, its components, the method of use, its advantages and the purpose of working with it.
Workshop
The College of Agriculture, University of Basrah holds the international conference for the year 2021 on land sustainability and human development. Conference ThemesRole of sustainable agriculture in
- Production enhancement
- Climate improvement
- Soil and water management
- Fishery production
- Food security and nutrition
- Capacity building
- Recycling activity
- Plant protection management
scientific research
Rehabilitation of the agricultural research station in Al-Hartha belonging to the College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, which has been neglected since 2003, in order to assess the soil for the purposes of suitability for economic and horticultural crops and other non-agricultural uses in order to exploit them agriculturally. The results of the soil study indicated that there are two types of land suitability for the cultivation of economic crops, they are medium suitability (S2) for the cultivation of orchards and economic crops, and limited suitability for the cultivation of economic crops (S3) due to the presence of some very severe determinants represented by the soil salinity factor and severe and medium determinants of soil depth and natural drainage, while The rest of the lands of the study area were suitable lands for the establishment of fish ponds and animal and poultry fields, and some of them were suitable as pastures. The study recommends the exploitation of the areas belonging to the station to grow field and horticultural crops, establish fish ponds, and make use of the human element in the area to improve the economic situation and reduce unemployment.