omar abu samra, head of rural development unit in Agricultural

omar abu samra

head of rural development unit in Agricultural

وزارة الزراعه

Location
Jordan - Aqaba
Education
Master's degree, plant production
Experience
7 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 4 Months

head of rural development unit in Agricultural at وزارة الزراعه
  • Jordan - Karak
  • January 2004 to December 2007

✓ From 11/1/2004- 31/12/2007 working as head of rural development unit in Agricultural resources management project (AMRP) which funded by IFAD, at which rural development and food security were the main goals for the project through agricultural associations in three areas in southern part of Jordan (Karak, Tafeileh and Shoubak)

as an agricultural guide at Ministry of Agriculture
  • India
  • May 2001 to August 2004

✓ From 27/5/2001 until 8/1/2004: Working in Ministry of Agriculture as an agricultural guide in the southern part of Jordan (Alqwaira and Wadi Araba) and participated with committees in both sites to make a case study for benefits of date palm planting in both locations.
✓ From 1/5/2000 until 25/5/2001: Working in Al-Rajabi farms as an agricultural engineer and a manager of a farm was under construction, then planting it mainly date palm trees.
Has a good experience in the agricultural practices related to: -Drip irrigation.
-Sprinkler irrigation.
-Fertilization.
-Fertigation.
-Protection section in both herbicides and pesticides.

Al-Baraka farms as an agricultural engineer at شركة مزارع البركه
  • Jordan - Aqaba
  • September 1999 to April 2000

✓ From 5/9/1999 until 30/4/2000: Working in Al-Baraka farms as an agricultural engineer and a manager of a farm which was contained: -Date palm trees.
-Ever green trees.
-Deciduous trees.
-Vegetable crops.
-Rose cutting.
✓ Since 1999 until now working with farmers in the private sector in Alqwaira to construct farms planting with best varieties of date palms.

Education

Master's degree, plant production
  • at Mutah University
  • August 2007

• M.sc. of plant production sciences from Mutah University- Jordan, 2007. The thesis was entitled: Chloride toxicity tolerance of two pistachio rootstocks as influenced by salicylic acid.

Bachelor's degree, plant production sciences
  • at Jordan University of science and technology
  • August 1999

• B.sc in plant production sciences from Jordan University of science and technology. -My graduated project: " Distribution and utilization of wild grasses collected from Jordan in plant breeding program". Spoken languages: * Arabic: (Mother language) * English: (spoken and written fluently)

Specialties & Skills

Research
Land Use Planning
Extensions
BENEFITS
ENGINEER
IRRIGATION
LAND USE
NATURAL
REMOTE SENSING
SECURITY

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Remote sensing (Training)
Training Institute:
نقابة المهندسين الزراعيين
Date Attended:
March 2005
Companies building and local communities' development. (Training)
Training Institute:
gtz
Date Attended:
January 2005
Capabilities and manage mental skills building. (Training)
Training Institute:
gtz
Date Attended:
December 2004
Computer training. (Training)
Training Institute:
mutah university
Date Attended:
October 2005
Best management practices for Date Palm trees (Training)
Training Institute:
نقابه المهندسيين الزراعيين
Date Attended:
June 2001
GIS & GPS uses in natural resources management and land use. (Training)
Training Institute:
نقابة المهندسين الزراعيين
Date Attended:
June 2005
GIS uses in local communities development preparation. (Training)
Training Institute:
نقابة المهندسين الزراعيين
Date Attended:
April 2007
Management and design of drip irrigation system using computer software. (Training)
Training Institute:
نقابة المهندسين الزراعيين
Date Attended:
April 2006
Video film making (Training)
Training Institute:
idrc
Date Attended:
March 2007
Project management (Training)
Training Institute:
نقابة المهندسين الزراعيين
Date Attended:
May 2007
Principles of Area (Training)
Training Institute:
mutah university
Date Attended:
February 2005