Highlights of the "Chemistry in the Service of Agriculture" Forum

Nanotechnology in agriculture, chemistry of agricultural lubricants, treatment of chemical soil pollution, and the role of renewable energy in enhancing agriculture and chemistry were the main topics of the scientific sessions of the “Chemistry in the Service of Agriculture” Forum at the Faculty of Agriculture at Damascus University.

Director of the General Commission for Agricultural Scientific Research, Dr. Muwaffaq Jabour, spoke about the role of the Commission in developing agriculture in all its fields, and the work it is doing, especially the search for alternative materials for fertilization that are safer from an environmental perspective and finding alternative pest control methods using natural extracts "environmentally safe chemistry".

It is noteworthy that the Forum was held in cooperation between the faculty and the Syrian Chemical Society, and the university branch of the National Union of Syrian Students on the occasion of the Arab Chemistry Week. It included scientific competitions in the field of chemistry and honoring the winners.