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Trilingual (Arabic, German, English), Germany-based with 20+ years field experience in Agronomical affairs, Crop Advisor, Expert in integrated plant production, crop protection, IPM, safe use of pesticides, training and capacity building |
 Contact Mohamed Elsherif
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Professional Experience: |
-2019 -2023 Senior Expert at Bayer AG Germany
2009-2019 Agronomic Development Manager & Technical Advisor Africa & Middle East, Bayer AG / Germany
2002-2008 Development Manager for Middle East countries, Bayer CropScience, Cyprus.
1997-2002 Consultant for Cotton Project and Seed Treatment Coordinator Egypt / Sudan.
- Bayer Research Station / Egypt]
1996-1997 Consultant for the irrigation project (Rehab III-Project), International Agro Consulting Office, Switzerland.
1990-1996 :[Head of the Special Projects Section at Syngenta Research Station / Egypt.
1987-1990 Associate Researcher at the Institute for Phytomedicine, University of Hohenheim Stuttgart / Germany.
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Education: |
- B.Sc. in Agricultural Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo – Egypt, 1975.
-Diplom- Agrar Biology, with major in Plant production, Microbiology, Crop Protection,
Fruits & vegetables production, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart- Germany 1984.
-Ph. D. in Agricultural Science, with major in Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart- Germany 1988.
-Participation in advanced Phytomedicine studies, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart – Germany, 1987
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
-May 2019 – October 2023. senior expert and Bayer-side member of the industry consortium , Bayer AG supported the African Agricentre of Excellence (AAE) Project in smallholder settings in Kenia and Tanzania as technical expert and Bayer-side member of the industry consortium.
- leading expert in farmer field visits and meeting country officials to increase awareness and win acceptance for the project.
- Designed and conducted various training sessions for spray service providers, operators and farmers.
- Created detailed farmer training manuals on mechanized production of potato, maize, wheat and canola.
- Active support for “Safe Use Ambassador Program” which engages with agricultural universities at Egypt, Jordan and Turkey on agricultural solutions and the safe use of agricultural products, especially crop protection products.
-Evaluation of need and potential for a stewardship tool to manage effluent water (Phytobac® mini) in Africa & Middle East countries.
- Creation of video training material for correct boom sprayer calibration by leading the scientific part of the script and its practical visualization.
- Mentoring for a new colleague and onboarding her into Bayer structures
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Doctorate |
Languages:
Arabic, German , Arabic, English, |
Nationality:
Germany
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