Personal Information:

Name :        Dr. Taha Yasin Al-Adimi   

Date of Birth:        Nov. 1956

Country of Citizenship/ Residence: Yemen

Sana’a University – Faculty of Agriculture 

 Mobile: 772933643

Summary: 

Associate Professor, Head of the Agricultural Extension Department, Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Sciences, specializing in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development from the Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2002. Master’s in Education and Agricultural Extension 1987 from New MEXICO STATE UNNIVERSITY, U.S.A. 1987. Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences, specializing in Fild crops from Alexandria University, 1981. Expert in planning and implementing social studies – planning and evaluating local development programs, rural development programs, estimating training needs, training extension and agricultural cadres.

Education:

• D. in Agricultural Sciences – Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology, Minor in Agricultural Economics, Alexandria University, Egypt, July 2002.
• Masters of Arts in Agricultural Education with Minor in Agronomy, New Mexico State University (NMSU), Las Cruses, U.S.A. July 1987.
• Sc. Degree in Agricultural Sciences (Agronomy), Alexandria University, Egypt. June 1981.

Experience:

EXPERTISE and CONSULTANCY:

Conferences and Workshops:

• Contribution with a scientific research titled: Analysis study to the potentials of Qat Dusting as a Traditional Safe & Common Practice to control Pests as an Alternative to Pesticides, National Conference of Agricultural Chemicals, Sana’a University, R O Y January 27-29-2008.

• Contribution with 3 work papers:

– Training & Extension Strategy in Beekeeping Development.

– Training & Extension Role for the Future Beekeeping Development Project.

– Beekeeping Development Strategy in Yemen”, The workshop of “Designing the National Strategy for Beekeeping Development in Yemen“, Sieon, Hadramout University, July 12 – 2005.

• Training & Extension Needs for Safe use of Pesticides on Qat plantation in Shara’ab, Taiz, Yemen, scientific research, Plant Protection & Future Strategy Conference, 9-11 May 2005, Sana’a Univ., Yemen.

• GMOs (Genetically Modified Plants Risks) Socio-Economic Effects and Risk Management in Yemen”, scientific paper, introduced to the workshop of Evaluation of Genetically Modified Plants Risks, December 2004, Environment Protection Authority, Biosafety National Program, Ministry of Water and Environment, Sana’a Yemen.

• A suggestion to Establishment of General Directory for Beekeeping in Agriculture Ministry, scientific paper, Beekeeping Legislations Workshop, Seion, Hadramout, January 14-2004, Yemen.

• Attendant in Agricultural extension and Rural Women Development Sixth Conference, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University 7-8-2002, Egyptian International Agricultural Center, Docki, Cairo, Egypt.

Research and scientific papers:

• Desired Research and Extension Relationship in Yemen and Ways for Improvement the R-E Specialists Perspectives. Yemen Journal of Agricultural Research and Studies, Volume (25), June. 2012, Pp. (93-108).

• Training Needs for Yemeni Beekeepers in Diagnosing and Controlling Pests and Disease of Honeybees, Yemeni Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume (30-31), 2010, Pp. (25-35).

• Nontraditional Crops as Alternatives to Qat Cultivation. Sana’a University Journal of Science & Technology, volume 2 No.1 2005, A (1-61), B (1-39), Pp. (1-20).

• The Opinions of the Agricultural academics About Some of Agricultural Research Problems. Mansoura University Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Vol. 37 No.2 Feb. 2009. Pp. (36-44).
• Training Needs Assessment for some Yemeni Farmers in the Field of Pesticides Safe Use. Mansoura University Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 37 No.2 Feb. 2009, Pp. (25-34).