Offering educational program/outreach for local or national communities on sustainable management of land for agriculture and tourism
The University, represented by the Center for Sustainable Development, participated in the Investment Opportunities Forum, which was launched on Wednesday at the King Khalid Cultural Center in Buraidah, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Meshaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Amir of the region, and in the presence of His Excellency the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli.
The Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Mr. Ibrahim Al-Rabadi, said that the university participated in an introductory exhibition about the center containing introductory boards about its fields, objectives and research, awareness and guidance projects in the field of sustainability.
At the opening ceremony, Al-Rabadi received a memorial shield from the hand of His Highness the Amir of Qassim and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Center, who praised the Center's objectives and university efforts to serve the community.
The forum mentions the participation of the relevant authorities in the field of environment, water and agriculture with the aim of achieving the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and activating initiatives for the National Transformation Program 2020 to achieve the objectives of food and water security in the Kingdom, in addition to creating partnerships between the government and private sectors, the result of which will be the raising of various services and the advancement of the local product while preserving the environment and natural resources, in the presence of businessmen and those interested in the agricultural sector.
The Executive Director of the Abdullah Al-Sulaiman International Award for Scientific Innovation in Palms and Dates "Joud", on his own behalf and on behalf of the members of the Secretariat of the Award, thanked His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Meshaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Qassim Region, during the meeting with His Highness on Monday morning, at the headquarters of the Emirate of Qassim Region, for accepting the honorary presidency of the Award and the presidency of the Supreme Council, appreciating the efforts exerted by His Highness in promoting scientific research and adopting initiatives aimed at advancing the region and serving the region. Its people, in all scientific, agricultural, economic and other aspects.
Dr. Khalid bin Bani Al-Harbi, Executive Director of the Award, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at Qassim University, explained that he reviewed with His Highness the Amir of the region the actual steps that have been implemented so far under the supervision of the University, where His Highness received a detailed report on the itinerary of the first phase of the Award, which included several paragraphs, the most important of which is the establishment of the Secretariat of the Award, and the committees and units affiliated with it, and the report also included the proposal of the administrative and organizational structure of the Award, the development of its internal executive regulations, in addition to its introductory guide, and the launch of the The media campaign and its portal.
Al-Harbi added that the report also contained the time plan for the first edition of the award, which totals one million riyals, as well as the work plan, which began to receive entries at the end of last Rajab after invitations were submitted to those interested, researchers and specialists in the fields of the award, which is later followed by the work of the judging committees through experts and specialists, in addition to setting the date for announcing the names of the winners after their approval by the Supreme Council of the Award.
The Executive Director of the Award pointed out that the coming period will witness the holding of an expanded meeting of the Supreme Council of the Award, to identify the results of the steps that have been implemented, follow up the progress of the work of the Secretariat of the Award and its affiliated committees, and approve the subsequent stages and what is required to work with the Award in accordance with the framework governing it.
Al-Harbi said that His Highness the Amir of the region directed during the meeting that the award should include within its categories a special axis of interest in organic agriculture in the field of palm and date production, and expressed his thanks to the secretariat of the award and the university, and the Abdullah Al-Sulaiman Charitable Foundation in directing this grand award, which will contribute to the development of scientific creativity in palm cultivation and date production, which is one of the most important economic and agricultural pillars for which the Qassim region is famous.
In his name and on behalf of the members of the Prize Council and Committees, Al-Harbi presented a collection of the Award's publications to His Highness the Amir of the region, the Honorary President of the Award.
The University's pavilion at the National Festival of Heritage and Culture "Janadriyah 32", began to receive visitors to the festival since Thursday, 22/5/1439 AH, where introductory leaflets about the university, its colleges, departments, and achievements were distributed to visitors to the pavilion, which includes an introductory exhibition of the university entitled "March and Achievement", in addition to a special pavilion about the Palm and its products, and its benefits, and the pavilion also offers exhibits that simulate heritage, and monuments of a special nature that carry a cultural heritage of the Kingdom in general and the Qassim region in particular in various fields, in addition to To a package of activities and programs, answers to visitors' inquiries and participation comes within the pavilion of the Qassim region "Qassim Heritage".
Exhibition "March and Achievement"
The exhibition of the march and achievement of a number of qualitative participations that showcase its career and achievements since the date of its establishment, and a comprehensive statistic of the number of faculty members, male and female students at the bachelor's level, graduate students and staff, academic programs and the number of colleges and deanships, and also provides an introductory visual presentation containing photos and information about the university, in addition to its most important achievements, which come with the generous support of the wise leadership at all levels, and the international accreditations achieved by the university and a number of its colleges, as well as national accreditations, as well as Agreements signed by the university with a number of international universities and major companies
The Establishment and Career of the University
The introductory boards that adorn the university pavilion contain extensive information about the university's origin, its colleges distributed at the level of the region, and its multiple specialties, and provide an introduction to the university as one of the comprehensive public universities in the Kingdom, which includes dozens of scientific disciplines in various fields, Sharia, Arab and humanitarian, in addition to scientific, engineering and health disciplines, where the university offers all scientific degrees after the secondary stage.
The paintings include the reasons for the establishment of the university, which was established in implementation of the national plan to expand higher education and universities, and is one of the first modern universities, after the seven universities, in terms of origin, development and expansion, where the Supreme Decree No. 7/B/22042 was issued to establish Qassim University in the academic year 1423/1424 AH, which then included seven faculties affiliated with the branch of Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University and the branch of King Saud University in the Qassim region, but it grew and developed rapidly after that, as it includes Currently on (37) colleges, more than 4400 faculty members and 3250 employees are affiliated, and the number of students enrolled in it is more than (72000) students of various nationalities, in addition to 1850 students in graduate studies, and 170 academic programs.
University Partnerships and Agreements for Visitors
Through the exhibition "March and Achievement", the university offers a package of introductory activities, the most important of which comes from the national academic accreditation, where the ranking of the university in the third Kingdom, after it obtained institutional accreditation in 2013, and the university also obtained programmatic academic accreditation for several specialties including medicine and surgery, oral and dental medicine and surgery, as well as animal production and arrangement, food science and human nutrition, veterinary medicine, public health, in addition to optics.
The university has obtained several international accreditations for several faculties, including the College of Computing, the College of Engineering, the College of Economics and Management, the College of Pharmacy, the College of Medicine, the College of Science, and the Community College in Buraidah.
Through the festival, the university also introduces visitors to universities and research centers with which agreements have been concluded in several fields, including the American Michigan State University (MSU), the University of Economics and International Trade in China, the University of Durham in Britain, the Chinese Medical University of Shigan, Stanford University in the United States, Huzhang Agricultural University of China, Maastricht of the Netherlands, Beijing Health University in China, in addition to Lyde University in Australia, Hermen Astro University in America and SABIC.
The pavilion also showcases the research chairs established by the university, including the chair of palm and dates research, the Sheikh Ibn Othaimeen Chair for Islamic Studies, the Sheikh Abdullah Al-Rashid Chair for the Service of the Prophet's Biography, the Sheikh Saleh Al-Sa'awi Chair for the Development and Achievement of Positivity in Society, in addition to introducing the scientific societies that exist at the University, the first of which is the Saudi Scientific Society for Contemporary Intellectual Studies, the Saudi Scientific Society for the Internet, the Saudi Medical Scientific Society, the Saudi Scientific Society for Investment and Finance, and the Scientific Society Saudi Arabia for Dental Education, the Saudi Islamic Banking Association, as well as the Scientific Society for Quality Assurance in Education.
Palm Suite
The "Palm" pavilion, implemented by the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, contains 8 sections, including: classification, geography and care of the Palm, agricultural practices, how to prevent diseases and pests that affect it, as well as the health of the Palm, in addition to the Palm Secondary and Manufacturing Industries Corner, which shows the amount of benefit from it and the existing industries and by-products with good and diverse economic returns.
This integrated pavilion comes from the Palm because of its social and symbolic cultural status, which made it a reliable economic tributary in light of the Kingdom's directions with Vision 2030, which enhances non-oil revenues, where the participants in the pavilion provide an interesting scientific explanation of the palm and what it contains and offers through simplified scientific facts to reach members of the community and those interested in the palm.
The University and The Palm Corner also provides a review of the interest, studies, literature, researches and holding international and local meetings to promote this vital sector, in addition to a special corner to receive visitors and interested parties, hold side discussions and answer their inquiries.
Introduce visitors to the types of dates
The Palm Pavilion introduces visitors to more than thirty types of dates on display, produced by the Qassim region and other regions, especially the most famous ones, because of their social status and cultural symbol that has recently become an economic tributary on which many depend.
The participants in the corner also provide a full explanation of the palm and what it contains and offers through simplified scientific facts to reach the members of the community and those interested to enhance this aspect of them, in addition to the corner of classification and geography of the palm, which displays the most important types of mature natural dates in the Kingdom in general and Qassim in particular, which are good at their cultivation and production, and what is famous for such as diabetes, saqi, hashishi and salvation of Qassim, as well as several types from outside the region such as types of scheduler, city dough and others.
The Qassim region has more than seventy varieties of dates, in addition to more than six million palm trees.
Veterinary clinic to supervise the camel field
The Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine also participates in a fully equipped mobile clinical veterinary clinic on camel races accompanying the festival, as has been the norm every year for more than 15 festival cycles, by a specialized team of veterinary clinics of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, where the mobile clinic directly supervises the races during their launch.
The University Clinic handles cases resulting from motor injuries and emergency accidents of participating animals, and the mobile clinic also conducts a direct clinical examination before announcing the winners of the races to ensure that the requirements for each run such as determining the age groups and others are applied.
The veterinary clinic seeks to provide the best services to camel owners in the field of examination and prevention of diseases, and the best treatment methods for camel injuries participating in camel races, and the mobile clinic provides many services in various locations surrounding the race areas, and receives cases that require examination, treatment and motor injuries and medium to small operations provided by the clinic are performed free of charge for cases that require surgeries.
The University's participation in such national celebrations comes within its objectives to serve the community for its benefit and to enhance its cultural gains and rich heritage, in order to strengthen the social partnership that the University continues to bear on its shoulders and seeks to excel in, and to introduce the University's scientific products, colleges, specialties, research and agreements it implements, in addition to providing awareness and educational programs and events to the community of various segments.
The Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in cooperation with the Center for Sustainable Development, organizes "Symposium on Sustainable Agriculture Safe Product" and a clean environment", under the patronage of His Excellency Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Dawood , Rector of the University, On Wednesday, at the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, with the participation of 13 researchers and experts in several fields, where Many issues of concern to sustainability in the agricultural sector and ways to reduce Waste of natural resources and rationalization of the use of agrochemicals for a better and productive environment Healthy.
The symposium holds 6 scientific sessions to discuss all issues of interest to workers and producers in the agricultural sector, where The first session deals with the "Concept of Integrated Agricultural Pest Management", chaired by Dr. Ahmed Al-Raqiba and participating In which Dr. Najdi Abdul Baqi will discuss the topic of organic and clean agriculture as one of the pillars of the Sustainable Agriculture, headed by Dr. Abdullah Al-Suhaim and with the participation of Dr. Ibrahim Al-Shahwan and Dr. Saleh The third session will be held on the theme "Good Agricultural Practices" under the chairmanship of Dr. Al-Huerni. Mahmoud Al-Azazi and the participation of Dr. Sulaiman Al-Khatib and Dr. Ramzi Abu Ayana.
The fourth session will also discuss "The adverse effects of the unsafe use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers on health and resources." Environmental" headed by Dr. Yousef Al-Saleem, and with the participation of Dr. Mohammed Al-Tafil , Mohammed Al-Shaya and Engineer Radhi Al-Faridi, The fifth session will be chaired by Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Harbi and will be attended by Dr. Fahad Al-Rumayan and Dr. Essam Abdel Moneim to talk about "The optimal use of safe chemical fertilizers", and the sixth closing session will be held Chaired by Dr. Anbar Hassanein and with the participation of Eng. Abdulwahab Al-Halabi and Dr. Ahmed Al-Zuhairi and addressed "Clean Energy Applications in Sustainable Agricultural Production".
The scientific symposium organized by the university represented by the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine kicked off on Wednesday. In cooperation with the Center for Sustainable Development, at the university headquarters in Melida, entitled «Sustainable Agriculture.. Safe product and clean environment», which was held under the patronage of His Excellency Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Aldaoud, Rector of the University, with the participation of 13 panelists and experts to discuss issues of concern to sustainability in Agricultural sector.
The first session was held under the title "The Concept of Integrated Agricultural Pest Management " under the chairmanship of Dr. Ahmed Al-Ruqaiba, Dr. Najdi Farouk Abdul Baqi, Professor at the Department of Plant Production and Prevention at the Faculty of Agriculture, participated in it . and veterinary medicine at the university, with a research paper entitled "Integrated Pest Management Policies", in which he stressed However, integrated pest management is strategies developed as future plans that contribute to conservation. On economic crops from loss by agricultural pests without compromising the environment.
During the study, he addressed integrated control methods that work together within an integrated framework of the best means of control . Ancient and novel that can be applied when a pest of pests, or what is known as management, is active. Integrated pest management through the practical treatment of pest populations based on environmental foundations To reduce their population to below the level of economic damage.
He explained that the integrated control strategy depends on the practical aspect and environmental foundations and this is what distinguishes it from Other means of control that rely only on the practical aspect, without relying on the aspect Ecology, as it puts all the means of control together using the best combination of control methods to allow We live with the scourge while there is no economic loss, as it is a changing system This allows it to be developed as we delve deeper into understanding the factors affecting the ecosystem . Agricultural, such as climate, alternative plant factors, beneficial insects, and human activities.
Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Dughairi , Professor at the Department of Plant Production and Prevention, also spoke during the session. Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Deputy Director of the Center for Promising Research in Biocontrol And agricultural information at the university, about "biological control as one of the elements of integrated pest management", explaining that Sustainable development gives the utmost importance to increasing food production by increasing the productivity of the land, and aims at the time The same to find and transfer cleaner technology «less polluted» and more efficient and to regulate Use fertilizers and pesticides to reduce pollution of land, water, plants and the environment as a whole.
He warned that the availability of pesticides in local markets leads to farmers using intensively. And random for those pesticides that are widespread and non-selective, resulting in the elimination of a lot of beneficial insects, caused an increase in the activity of some other pests, and then began The resistance of these pests to the pesticides used with the desire of farmers to increase doses and the number of times of treatment With those pesticides trying to reduce the damage of those pests and most importantly those problems It is the arrival of those pesticides and their concentration in the bodies of consumers and animals.
Al-Dughairi pointed out that researchers in the field of agricultural pest control have tried to find alternatives to these pesticides. To minimize their use and mitigate their negative effects on humans, their animals and the environment in general, Stressing that «vital control» is one of the important means, which has proven successful in many countries, To reduce the use of pesticides in the agricultural sector, which is the use of a human being by an organism Alive with the aim of eliminating a particular pest, that organism that is chosen to combat the pest, Known as a vital enemy, it can be a predator, a parasite or a pathogenic organism. Which in turn attacks and then eliminates the harmful pest.
He added that all countries are currently interested in activating the role of vital control in combat programs . Pests have them, due to the possibility of being used as an important part of an integrated management program to combat a particular pest, This is because of their importance in reducing the damage caused by chemical pesticides to the environment and to the quality of Water and for non-target organisms. Biocontrol is also a low-cost option compared to pesticides. Some elements of biocontrol can protect the agricultural crop produced from the damage of a pest Certain with the same efficiency that can be obtained when using pesticides.
The second session was held under the title "Organic and clean agriculture as one of the pillars of sustainable agriculture " under the chairmanship of Dr. Abdullah Dr. Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al-Shahwan , Professor at the Department of Plant Protection at the Faculty of Science, spoke in it . Food and Agriculture at King Saud University, Vice President of the Saudi Society for Organic Agriculture and Supervisor of a Farm Dr. Ibrahim Al-Shahwan Organic Agriculture, on "Organic Agriculture for Safe Products and a Clean Environment", Stressing that organic agriculture is one of the various sustainable agriculture systems that have found acceptance. It is appreciated for its advantages over the rest of the systems.
He touched on the definition of organic agriculture as an environmentally friendly agricultural system and its comparison with other agricultural systems and what It is characterized by characteristics that qualify it to preserve the environment and not to pollute it with manufactured chemicals that are many What their residues affect humans, animals and other organisms, and have a great impact on the preservation of The ecological balance of soil and other organisms, he also touched on what Characterized by organic agricultural products plant and animal compared to other agricultural products Produced under the conditions of other agricultural systems.
For his part, Dr. Saleh Sulaiman Al-Huwairini , Professor at the Department of Plant Production and Prevention at the Faculty of Agriculture and Medicine, presented Veterinary at Qassim University, for the concept of clean agriculture, which is one of the most important modern trends in the sector Agricultural to maintain human and animal health and the ecological balance between pests and natural enemies and to reduce Environmental pollution, so clean agriculture is an integrated agro-social ecosystem that takes into account the governorate On resources and the reduction of pollutants which are one of the most important future aspirations in The agricultural sector in recent years in Saudi Arabia .
Al-Huairini explained that the concept of clean agriculture is one of the most important future strategic directions for agricultural development in The Kingdom to reduce the use of fertilizers and chemical pesticides, by activating biological pest control programs using Predators present in the local environment and pathogenic organisms of pests such as fungi, bacteria and the use of traps.
He added that other agricultural inputs such as organic fertilizers, biovaccinations and biofertilizers are cheap, and are working to Rebalancing microbes in the soil, activating vital processes, improving soil properties and rationalizing fertilizer use Mineral which reduces production costs on the one hand and improves the quality of various crops and access On a safe and clean agricultural product on the other hand, which is what makes for clean farming products High value at the local, regional and international level within the framework of international policy and conventions Partnership between different countries.
Al-Huairini believes that the importance of clean agriculture begins with educating those in charge of agriculture about the most important modern technologies in This field, which aims to transfer technologies to individuals to exploit their abilities and self-efforts, Through the comprehensive extension program and work to raise farmers' awareness to raise the level of their knowledge and develop their skills and their future directions within the framework of sustainable development, as well as raising awareness among farmers of the danger of use Unregulated for chemical compounds such as pesticides that have an impact not only on quality Economic value is even a long-term health and environmental impact .
The third session of the symposium dealt with the theme "Good Agricultural Practices" under the chairmanship of Dr. Mahmoud Al-Azazi, and spoke in which he spoke Dr. Sulaiman bin Ali Al-Khatib , Director General of the General Directorate of Plant Wealth, Ministry of Environment and Water Agriculture is about the "concept of good agricultural practices", explaining that the project of dissemination and adoption of agricultural practices Good in Saudi Arabia (Saudi Qab) is considered a new vision for agricultural work in a way Serves the protection and sustainability of natural resources and the preservation of the environment, including biodiversity, Activate the role of human resources to achieve the optimal use of these resources.
Al-Khatib pointed out that Saudi Arabia is around the corner serving the optimal use of production inputs such as seeds, seeds and fertilizers . Pesticides and management of the production unit, improvement of its facilities, qualification and training of personnel, all this will lead to improvement Agricultural processes and practices, increasing agricultural production and improving its specifications, thus increasing farmers' incomes and ensuring that Safety of local agricultural products and enhances consumer confidence in local products and contributes to the opening of outlets New marketing both locally and globally, in addition to the development of economic value For agricultural products and increase their contribution to GDP.
He added that the standards of good agricultural practices will be applied in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia according to a time plan . Three years ago, the Ministry aspired to cover the cultivated area in the Kingdom and to ensure Covering all the activities of the agricultural sector from plant, animal and fish production.
Dr. Ramzi Abu Ayana from the Agricultural Sector Department of the Saleh Awqaf Department also participated in the session. Al Rajhi, with a paper on the criteria and conditions for obtaining the Good Agricultural Practices Certificate (GAP), indicating Objectives of obtaining the Good Agricultural Practices (Global Gap), Qualified Entities and Certification Bodies Inside and outside Saudi Arabia , the cost of obtaining the certificate varies depending on those Entities and the readiness of the institution or not, and the validity period of the certificate is one year For renewal according to a series of technical and administrative procedures, in addition to the most important standards of practice Good agricultural, the most prominent of which are tracking, documentation, internal audit, soil management and the use of Fertilizers , irrigation, crop protection, harvesting, post-harvest transactions and others.
He then touched on the practical applications (audit and inspection sites) of good agricultural practices in the facility (project/ Factory) and its readiness, employees and availability of health and safety means for them, documents and records, and equipment Machinery, the extent to which the product is free of contaminants and pesticide residues, as well as monitoring and identifying potential risks In the farm and the development of controls and preventive measures for it, and the types of signs and warning signs as one of the requirements Obtain quality certificates.
The fourth session, chaired by Dr. Yousef Al-Saleem, also discussed the harmful effects of unsafe use. for pesticides and chemical fertilizers on health and environmental resources ", where Dr. Mohammed Abdullah presented Parasite from King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, for the impact of agrochemicals on public health, He pointed out that these chemical pollutants have harmful and dangerous effects on the health of community members And its danger reaches them through food from meat, fish, bee products, water and fruits and vegetables as well as through the air.
He pointed out that chemical pollution exacerbates the health of community members from young and old as well as on embryos in The stomachs of their mothers causing damage and causing damage to various organs of the body and dysfunction of their functions, and causing diseases Various congenital malformations, autism of newborns , hepatic and renal failure, cancer diseases.
In turn, Dr. Mohammed Shaya Alshaya, Head of the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Society at the College of Food Sciences , spoke And agriculture at King Saud University, on the impact of overuse of agrochemicals on soil pollution and water, warning against excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers and their negative effects on soil and water and their reflection to become A source of soil contamination leading to pollutants entering the food chain and causing serious effects On the health and well-being of people.
To treat this phenomenon, we must raise the level of knowledge of the farmer and know all aspects of safe use. For pesticides and fertilizers, use pesticides and chemical fertilizers in a balanced way and not overdo it, and work to apply Integrated pest management, development and application of strict laws to preserve the environment and soil from pollution.
The session was attended by Radhi bin Abdullah Al-Faridi, Director of the Department of Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs of the Research Center The development of sustainable agriculture, where he talked about the research of the Estidama Center on water use efficiency in Modern greenhouses mentioned some of the results and experiments of the center in the effect of greenhouse coverings on the amount of Production and water consumption efficiency , pointing out that the center at present seeks with everyone (Researchers, academics, farmers and investors to work and participate in his main research areas), namely control By climatic factors (industrial environment), fertilization and irrigation methods, integrated pest management (IPM) ), and the management of agricultural operations and crops.
He also talked about the impact of different technologies in greenhouses and their impact on efficiency in water consumption, And some of the center's experiments that showed the importance of the cover (glass / polycarbonate / plastic) in the greenhouses In increasing production and water efficiency, with the importance of attention and care in the process of cleaning greenhouse coverings From dust and plankton.
The fifth session was chaired by Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Harbi, and Dr. Fahad bin Mohammed bin Rumian spoke. Al-Rumayyan Head of the Department of Plant Production and Prevention at the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at Qassim University, About the Department Integrated fertilization for sustainable agriculture, stressing that the basic concept of nutrient management is the addition of The right source of nutrients for the plant at the right rate, at the right time and in the right place . These elements are essential in the sustainable and integrated management of plant nutrition.
He added that the farmer and the person responsible for the management of the land is the decision maker in choosing the appropriate practices for the soil. Local site-specific, climate, crop production conditions and local systems that have a probability of fulfillment By objectives, because these local conditions can influence the decision about the chosen practice in all Its stages.
Dr. Essam Abdel Moneim from the Department of Plant Production and Prevention presented the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine University Qassim, for soil improvers as auxiliary agents to rationalize the use of chemical fertilizers, the enhancers consist of organic materials and inorganic substances, as the organic matter in the soil contains a large range of Compounds ranging from fats, carbohydrates, proteins and acids, as well as inorganic substances.
Enhancers can be a source of nutrients , and soil improvers can increase soil exchange capacity, i.e. Increases the amount of soil by retaining nutrients, and also increases the water capacity of the soil, i.e. maintains The ground solution that is the source of nutrients on the dissolved image, and all these qualities help On the reduction of fertilizer use.
The sixth closing session was held under the chairmanship of Dr. Anbar Hassanein and dealt with "Applications of clean energy in agricultural production." "Sustainability", with the participation of Engineer Abdulwahab Al-Halabi from Oxel Laboratories in Al-Ahsa, who spoke about Biogas production as a clean energy source, where biogas production contributes to the recycling of Household organic waste and agriculture in the context of sustainable development, can be used as a renewable energy source and as an alternative For natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas which can be used in many Applications as fuel for homes or heating and cooling power generation.
Al-Halabi explained that the environment surrounding urban areas and industrial zones is negatively and sometimes seriously affected by Organic waste residues. Where in the absence of proper and healthy management of organic waste, the residues of organic waste may decompose. It produces pathogenic microbes or harmful air pollutants, stressing the need to take advantage of waste in our environment Agricultural, urban and industrial to produce renewable energy and high-quality organic fertilizer.
The session was attended by Dr. Ahmed Al-Zuhairi from the Department of Plant Production and Prevention at the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine . Qassim, who talked about the use of solar energy in modern irrigation systems, where agriculture is considered The largest employment market in the world and agriculture generates large numbers of jobs whether agricultural workers or Workers in agriculture-dependent and nourishing fields , as agricultural processes affect Agriculture is responsible for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions that cause retention. Thermal and climatic changes.
Al-Zuhairi stressed that environmentally friendly agricultural systems can be planned and contribute to reducing these emissions, as Solar energy offers a safe environmental alternative that can reduce the need for various conventional energy sources Which are used in agricultural production processes, since solar energy is the main motivation For evaporation processes, therefore it is the factor that has the greatest impact on the water need in the plant As well as the use of this energy to supply irrigation processes with energy as the need of the plant increases For water by increasing the solar energy falling on it and decreasing it decreases, he also touched on the main systems of collection This energy and its transformation into the image suitable for use in irrigation operations.
Within the university's participation in the first forum of the archaeology of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Department of History at the Faculty of Arabic Language and Social Studies is pleased to cooperate with Qassim Branch of the Tourism and National Heritage Authority, I invited you to attend a seminar entitled:
(Traces of the Qassim region through the ages)
The accompanying exhibition will be held on Tuesday 11/2/1439 AH at exactly half past nine in the morning, * Seminar in Ballroom (A) * Exhibition in the main lobby of the university.
