Under the auspices of Professor Ahmed El-Menshawy, President of Assiut University, Professor Mohamed Adawy, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, conducted a field tour to inspect the central laboratories and the roof cultivation project at the Faculty of Agriculture, within the framework of following up on the research and environmental services provided by the laboratories, and the applied models produced by the roof cultivation project in support of sustainable development, in the presence of Dr. Adel MohamedMahmoud, Dean of the Faculty.
Professor Ahmed El-Menshawy stressed that the university is keen to support applied scientific research and link it to the issues of society and sustainable development, pointing out that the central laboratories represent one of the main pillars of the research system at the university, because of the technical capabilities and modern equipment that serve researchers and contribute to the development of the educational and research process.
He added that the rooftop farming project reflects the university's orientation towards adopting innovative and environmentally friendly solutions, maximizing the use of available resources, and spreading the culture of sustainability within and outside the university community, in line with the country's vision for sustainable development and facing environmental challenges.
During the tour, the Vice President of the University was accompanied by Dr. Galal Abdel Fattah, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development, Dr. Mohamed Al-Saghir, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Karam Abdel Naim, Supervisor of the Central Laboratories, Dr. Mohamed Islam, Scientific Supervisor of the Roof Cultivation Project, and Eng. Rehab Mohamed, Secretary of the Faculty, along with a group of faculty members, their assistants, and employees of the College.
For his part, Professor Mohamed Adawy expressed his appreciation for the distinguished level of services provided by the central laboratories at the College of Agriculture, stressing that they represent one of the main pillars to support the research process, as it includes modern equipment and qualified technical cadres capable of conducting accurate analyses and tests that serve researchers in various agricultural and environmental disciplines, as well as its role in providing analytical and consulting services to farmers and productive institutions inside and outside the university.
The Vice President also praised the rooftop farming project at the college, which is one of the leading projects in the field of sustainable agriculture, and aims to exploit the unused areas in buildings to produce safe and environmentally friendly agricultural crops, which contributes to improving air quality, spreading the culture of home farming, and rationalizing resource consumption.
In the same context, Dr. Adel Mohamed Mahmoud explained that the central laboratories at the Faculty of Agriculture include a number of specialized units, including: the Chemical Analysis Laboratory, the Molecular Biology Laboratory, the Tissue Culture Laboratory, the Microbiology Laboratory, and the ICSI Unit, pointing out that they provide a variety of services that include scientific and research support, specialized analytical services, biobiology services and subspecialties, in addition to training and capacity building services through the implementation of specialized training courses in modern technologies, and practical training programs For students and researchers to qualify them for the labor market, as well as training programs for agricultural engineers, technicians, and workers in the productive sectors.
The Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture added that the rooftop farming project is an important applied model that links scientific research with practical application, and contributes to raising the awareness of students and the community about the importance of sustainable agricultural practices and their role in facing environmental challenges and climate change.
