Framework of the ERASMUS Exchange at University of Balamand
In the framework of the KA107 ERASMUS exchange program between the University of Balamand and the University of Lleida, Dr. Rodrigue El Balaa, Chairperson of the Department of Agriculture at the Issam Fares Faculty of Technology and director of the Agricultural Value Chain Development Center, was received by Dr. Teresa Sebastia, Professor at the Department of Horticulture, Botany and Landscaping between May 30 and June 3.
Dr. El Balaa gave a presentation on the "Multidimensional Socio-Economic Crisis in Lebanon - Lessons Learned for the Agri-food Sector" at the Department of Horticulture, Botany and Landscaping. He also demonstrated his team's latest findings on small ruminants' reproductive induction and synchronization to the department of veterinary medicine, with the assistance of Simon Wehbeh (Dr. Vet. Med.). Subsequently, Dr. El Balaa offered a presentation on the topic of "Woman Status in Forestry in Lebanon Challenges and Opportunities" at the Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC).
As for the PRIMA-funded SUSFORAGE project led by Dr. Sebastia's team, Drs. El Balaa and Wehbeh took part in two workshops on the use of R, the programming language for statistical computing and graphics, concerning the models used in data gathering and analysis for the project of Mr. Jose-manjon Cabezaa and Dr. Mercedes Ibanez. Additionally, the team visited the demo-plot at the Escola Agraria del Solsones in preparation for the harvest at the local demo-plot at LARI-Terbol.
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