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Using the Soil Microbiome for Sustainable Agriculture

At UM6P, we study soil–plant–microbe interactions. Our work focuses on soil composition, the organisms it contains, biogeochemical processes, nutrient cycling, and the role microorganisms play in these mechanisms. We aim.

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NATURE: Illuminating the multidimensional contribution of small-scale fisheries

Small-scale fisheries play a crucial multidimensional role in addressing poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, yet they receive limited attention. This study highlights their economic, social, and environmental contributions at a global.

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AI AND ROBOTICS IN THE SERVICE OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE

Artificial intelligence and satellite imagery are used in several projects for data collection, processing, prediction, and recommendations. Digitization makes life easier for farmers and automates certain tasks that are difficult.

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FOR A CLIMATE-SMART AFRICAN AGRICULTURE MODEL

Agrometeorology – which is not a new science – studies the impact of climate on agriculture and how agriculture influences the climate. However, its relevance has recently increased due to.

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SWAT, A UNIVERSAL MODEL OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING

SWAT, Soil and Water Assessment Tool, is an agro-environmental model developed by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture). It is a semi-distributed, physically based model recognized internationally for its.

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THE FUTURE OF HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING

After two postdoctoral experiences, at Eawag (the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology), and then at the University of New Hampshire (United States), Dr. Myriam Benkirane joined the.

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AL MOUTMIR: Putting Science at the Service of Good Agricultural Practices

Al Moutmir is an initiative of the OCP Group and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), launched in 2018. Its primary role is to support Moroccan farmers, particularly smallholders, in transitioning.

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A major industrial breakthrough:
When phosphate waste is converted into advanced materials

With Youssef Belmabkhout Waste, including phosphogypsum, resulting from the industrial processing of phosphate, is rightly denounced for its negative impact on the environment, not to mention its bulkiness. Until then,.

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