As part of the University of Mosul’s commitment to strengthening engagement with state institutions and the wider community, and providing scientific and community services, a delegation from the Remote Sensing Center, headed by Assist. Prof. Dr. Alaa Nabil Hamdoun, Head of the Natural Resources and Engineering Sciences Department, conducted a scientific field visit to Umm Al-Rabi’ain Nursery in Nineveh, affiliated with the Directorate of Horticulture at the Ministry of Agriculture.

The visit included a tour of the nursery’s facilities and associated infrastructure, providing an opportunity to learn about its key agricultural activities and explore the types of seedlings suitable for the local environment that are available for sale and propagation.

The delegation also discussed opportunities for future cooperation between the Remote Sensing Center and the nursery’s management, with the aim of promoting knowledge exchange and strengthening integration between scientific research and field applications.

The nursery’s management warmly welcomed the visit and expressed its interest in maintaining and repeating such meetings to ensure continued communication, knowledge sharing, and joint coordination.

This visit and the associated field activities are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly:

• SDG 15: Life on Land
• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
•