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Independent experts nominated by country party
Mohamed I. Zakaria
Title
Dr.
First name
Mohamed I.
Last name
Zakaria
Gender
M
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Other Disciplines
Ecology/Ecosystems
Agricultural Sciences
Plant Science
Agricultural Sciences
Plant Science
UN languages spoken
Arabic
English
French
Job function
Consultant
Telephone number
416 532-4970
Work experience
1. Researcher, working for the Agricultural Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, at the national Headquarters. The responsibilities were in the area of planning and conducting research and extension programs related to different field crops. In a multi-disciplinary research team we performed different tasks such as identification of production and marketing problems and planning and implementing the breeding, multiplication and distribution of new varieties at commercial scale. Data collections and results' analysis were a major part of the activities. On-site training and seminars were conducted for the extension personnel and the producers._x000D_
2. Researcher & Team Leader on Technical Assistance mission to the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Development "Research Branch", and as a consultant for Kabwe Industrial Fabrics, in Zambia (South-east Africa). Fully responsible for preparing project appraisals, budgets and justification studies. Developed, planned and supervised the implemen
2. Researcher & Team Leader on Technical Assistance mission to the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Development "Research Branch", and as a consultant for Kabwe Industrial Fabrics, in Zambia (South-east Africa). Fully responsible for preparing project appraisals, budgets and justification studies. Developed, planned and supervised the implemen
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
Ph.D. Degree, in Agronomy, Univ. of Maryland, USA, 1994.
Number of Publications
15
Publication titles
1. Co-author of "Seed Production Hand-book of Zambia", 1984._x000D_
2. Zakaria, M.I. 1984. The Cultivation, Harvesting and Processing of Kenfa. Productive Farming Magazine, July, Zambia._x000D_
3. Zakaria, M.I. 1984. The Economics of Growing Kenaf. Productive Farming Magazine, August, Zambia._x000D_
4. Zakaria, M.I., Mulchi, C.L., and Lee, E.H., 1993. Effect of soil moisture, atmospheric carbon dioxide and air quality on photosynthesis, photorespiration, stomatal conductance and transpiration rate in cotton. pp. 1252-1255. Proceedings, Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Louisiana, USA._x000D_
5. Abdel-Raheem, A.A., Zakaria, M.I., and Deitzer, G.F. 1996. Physiological aspects of breeding in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for drought resistance. (Accepted for publication in Agron. J.).
2. Zakaria, M.I. 1984. The Cultivation, Harvesting and Processing of Kenfa. Productive Farming Magazine, July, Zambia._x000D_
3. Zakaria, M.I. 1984. The Economics of Growing Kenaf. Productive Farming Magazine, August, Zambia._x000D_
4. Zakaria, M.I., Mulchi, C.L., and Lee, E.H., 1993. Effect of soil moisture, atmospheric carbon dioxide and air quality on photosynthesis, photorespiration, stomatal conductance and transpiration rate in cotton. pp. 1252-1255. Proceedings, Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Louisiana, USA._x000D_
5. Abdel-Raheem, A.A., Zakaria, M.I., and Deitzer, G.F. 1996. Physiological aspects of breeding in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for drought resistance. (Accepted for publication in Agron. J.).
Awards
1994: Awarded a Membership of the Honor Society of Agriculture (Univ. of Maryland & National Capital Area), for high scholarship & outstanding achievement.
Organisation name
Versatrade International Company
Organisation street address
152 Campbell Ave., M6P 3V2
Organisation city
Toronto, Ontario
Organisation country
Canada