{"id":53627,"date":"2026-11-04T06:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T06:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/?p=53627"},"modified":"2026-11-05T06:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T06:34:05","slug":"an-international-scientific-symposium-discusses-the-role-of-biotechnologies-in-promoting-food-security-and-sustainable-agricultural-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/2026\/11\/04\/an-international-scientific-symposium-discusses-the-role-of-biotechnologies-in-promoting-food-security-and-sustainable-agricultural-development\/","title":{"rendered":"An international scientific symposium discusses the role of biotechnologies in promoting food security and sustainable agricultural development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under the patronage<\/span> of the president of the University of Mosul, Prof. Dr. Wahid Mahmoud Brahimi, and under the supervision of the dean of the Faculty of Science, Prof. Dr. Hiam Adel Ibrahim, and the follow-up of the head of the Department of life sciences, Prof. Dr. Amjad Abdul Hadi Mohammed, the Department of Life Sciences, on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, held its international scientific seminar tagged “biotechnologies and Applied Sciences in agriculture and sustainable development”, in the Hall of Prof. Dr. Farouk Sanalla al-Omari, in the presence of a number of academic officials and representatives of agricultural institutions, a selection of teachers and researchers and graduate and primary students.<\/span> The seminar<\/span> aimed<\/span> to<\/span> highlight<\/span> the role of biotechnologies<\/span> and Applied<\/span> Sciences<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> development of the agricultural sector, enhancing food security, achieving sustainable management of natural resources, as well as reviewing scientific innovations that contribute to improving agricultural production, preserving soil, water and biodiversity, and addressing environmental and climate challenges.<\/span> The symposium<\/span> included<\/span> three<\/span> scientific<\/span> themes<\/span> on<\/span> clean<\/span> agriculture<\/span>, environmental<\/span> biotechnology<\/span> in<\/span> the sustainable<\/span> management<\/span> of agricultural<\/span> resources<\/span>, and Bio<\/span>-Innovation<\/span> in<\/span> the valuation<\/span> of Natural<\/span> Resources<\/span> and<\/span> agricultural waste<\/span>, with the participation<\/span> of<\/span>: Professor<\/span> Dr. Iyad<\/span> Hani<\/span> Ismail<\/span> al-Allaf<\/span>, with a lecture<\/span> entitled<\/span>:”towards clean agriculture \u2013 safe food and sustainable environment”.<\/span> Dr. Fatima<\/span> Faraj<\/span> Mohammed<\/span>, with a lecture<\/span> entitled<\/span>:”environmental biotechnology and sustainable management of agricultural resources”.<\/span> Assistant<\/span> professor<\/span> Dr. Wassan<\/span> Saleh<\/span> Hussein<\/span>, with a lecture<\/span> entitled<\/span>:”vital innovation and the valuation of natural resources to achieve food security and sustainable development”.<\/span> The seminar<\/span> stressed<\/span> the importance of integration<\/span> between Biotechnologies<\/span>, digital<\/span> technologies<\/span> and Applied Research in the development of sustainable agricultural production systems, strengthening cooperation between universities and research institutions and the agricultural and industrial sector, and turning scientific results into practical applications that contribute to supporting food security and protecting natural resources.<\/span> The seminar came up with recommendations, most notably<\/span> supporting<\/span> applied<\/span> research<\/span>, encouraging<\/span> the investment of agricultural waste<\/span>, promoting<\/span> the use of beneficial microbiology and biofertilizers, developing the investment of medicinal and aromatic plants, as well as expanding research cooperation between academic institutions and entities concerned with sustainable agricultural development.<\/span> At the end of the symposium, books of thanks and appreciation were distributed to the lecturers in appreciation of their scientific participation and efforts in enriching the topics of the symposium.<\/span> This seminar comes<\/span> within<\/span> the framework of the keenness of the Faculty of science at the University of Mosul to support international scientific activities, enhance academic cooperation, employ scientific research and innovation in community service and achieve sustainable development.<\/span> We wish<\/span> the Department of life<\/span> sciences<\/span> more<\/span> giving<\/span> and excellence<\/span>, and continue<\/span> to organize<\/span> scientific<\/span> activities<\/span> that enhance<\/span> the status of the Faculty<\/span> of Science and its academic and research mission.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wednesday<\/span>, November 4, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Under the patronage of the president of the University of Mosul, Prof. Dr. Wahid Mahmoud Brahimi, and under the supervision of the dean of the Faculty of Science, Prof. Dr. Hiam Adel Ibrahim, and the follow-up of the head of the Department of life sciences, Prof. Dr. Amjad Abdul Hadi Mohammed, the Department of Life Sciences, on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, held its international scientific seminar tagged “biotechnologies and Applied Sciences in agriculture and sustainable development”, in the Hall of Prof. Dr. Farouk Sanalla al-Omari, in the presence of a number of academic officials and representatives of agricultural institutions, a selection [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":53662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53663,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53627\/revisions\/53663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}