University of Kerbala, in cooperation with Wageningen University/ Dutch, had organized a course on modern methods in water resources management and rainwater harvesting, presented by Dr. Karrar Mahdi from Wageningen University.
A number of professors from Faculty of Agriculture / University of Kerbala participate in the course, including Dr. Adnan Abdul Jalil Lahof, Dr. Kadhim Muhammad Abdullah, Dr. Ali Abdul Hussein Karim, and Dr. Sinai Muslim Abd.
The course aims at learning modern methods and recent developments in agricultural and water sector, especially with increasing impact of climate change on Iraq.
The course includes a field visit to Fadak palm farm belonging to Hussein Shrine, in order to gain direct insight into methods used in water use.
The participants call for the need to apply modern concepts acquired in the course to agricultural reality through cooperation with Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Water Resources.
