At the end of the training, students will be able to:

• Develop new fertilizer products; Reduce costs while increasing the quality of fertilizers;

• Evaluate and correct soil fertility to maximize crop productivity;

• Develop diagnostic and communication tools to rationalize and promote fertilizers;

• Act on the entire value chain of the phosphate fertilizer industry;

• Evaluate the physical and chemical characteristics / quality of fertilizers;

• Develop standards of interpretation of soil and plant analyses;

• Set up laboratories for analysis related to soil fertility and fertilizers;

• Design and manage environmental studies projects;

• Design, monitor and evaluate research in the areas of fertilizer and soil fertility management;

• Produce soil fertility maps using GIS and practice precision farming;

• Conduct technical-economic evaluations of projects;

• Manage projects related to fertilizers and soil fertility;

• Identify and implement actions related to sustainable development (social equity, environment and economic efficiency);

• Work in a team, in a multicultural and multidisciplinary context;

• Create and manage small and medium sized enterprises (Entrepreneurship).

Beyond these technical skills, students will also acquire transversal skills in "soft skills" (communication, teamwork and English) and "business skills" (innovation, entrepreneurship, project management, ...) allowing them to interact effectively in their future work environments.

Pr. Abdallah OUKARROUM

Pr. Abdallah OUKARROUM is a plant physiologist with a strong research interest in the functional plasticity of plants under stress. According to a Scientific paper recently published by Stanford University, he was ranked as one of the 2% top scientists in the world in 2021.

Through his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, Abdallah Oukarroum acquired extensive experience in the study of alterations in the photosynthetic apparatus of plants under drought and heat stresses.

At the University of Quebec in Montreal in Canada, Abdallah Oukarroum has been interested in understanding the inhibitory effects and bioaccumulation of metals and metallic nanoparticles at the membrane and cellular levels on aquatic plants.

Currently, at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Morocco, Abdallah Oukarroum’s research group focuses on the elucidation of the biochemical-physiological mechanisms underlying adaptation and acclimation responses of plants to environmental stress.

Pr Oukarroum also occupies the position of director of the School of Agriculture, Fertilization & Environmental Sciences (ESAFE-UM6P).

• Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, MOROCCO
•  African Plant Nutrition Institute, MOROCCO
• International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), USA
• University of Georgia, USA
• Cadi Ayyad University, MOROCCO
• Mohammed V University, MOROCCO
• University of Minnesota, USA
• McGill University, CANADA
• University of North Calorina, USA  
• National Institute of Agronomic Research, MOROCCO
• International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), LEBANON
• MaBioVa, Erasmus+, MOROCCO
• OCP GROUP, MOROCCO
• Les Domaines, MOROCCO
• OCP Africa, MOROCCO