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  • Khalid Azim

Email :
azim.khalid@yahoo.fr
Organisation :
FIMABIO
Location :
Souss Massa region
Country :
Morocco (‫المغرب‬‎)
Phone :
+212661479805
Participant of KCOA training :
EOALC Ecological Organic Agriculture Leadership Course (IFOAM)
Experience & Interest :
Current position: Engineer researcher in the National Institute of Agronomy Research (INRA Morocco) “Organic Agriculture & Organic Waste Managment” since 2007
Coordinator of the National Research Program “Organic Agriculture” in the MidTerm Research Program of INRA (2021-2024);
Chair of the 1st EU/North-African Conference on Organic Agriculture (EU-NACOA) www.eu-nacoa2019.bio
Part-time lecturer in "Management and Composting Organic Matter." Master courses in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources at IAV Hassan II (Rabat);
Part-time lecturer at the University Ibn Zuhr-Agadir: Module "Organic Farming". Professional license of Local Products and Local Know-how;
PhD fellowship CEDOC-IAV at Research Unit GeVaDo (Management and Valuation of Organic Waste). Department of Environment and Natural Resources at IAV Hassan II (Rabat);
Marketing Manager in PHILEA Company specialized in marketing of bio-pesticides et bio-stimulants (2006-2007);
Development Engineer in SAGRIMA Company specialized in marketing of organic foliar fertilizers (2005-2006).
Education :
PhD in Agronomic Sciences & Food Systems at CEDoc-IAV Hassan II: “Composting optimization of greenhouse organic waste and the evaluation of compost quality and its fertilizing effect”. PhD defended in 24/07/2019.
« Master of Science » in Mediterranean Organic Agriculture at MAI Bari in Italy ; Grade : Cum Max Laude A (2005);
Degree of Agronomy Engineering in Horticulture at the Agronomy and Veterinary Institute- Horticultural Complex of Agadir (2005) ;
Certificate of « Auditor in Organic Agriculture» delivered by the Mediterranean Institute of Certification (IMC)-(2004);
“Diploma of Specialized Poste-Graduate Studies” in Mediterranean Organic Agriculture at MAI Bari in Italy; Grade : A (2004);
Diploma in General Agronomy (DAG) (2003);
High school diploma in Experimental Sciences (Grade: Very Good) (1999).
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Moroccan coordinator of the project CombiFarm (PRIMA SECTION 2 MULTI-TOPIC) titled “Combining low-cost biochar, biogas, and cyanobacteria fertigation technologies with low-input crops for sustainable bioproducts in smart circular farming systems” (FR (2) MA (3) SI (1) TN (2) TR (2))[ 826K€ 2024-2026]
Moroccan coordinator of the "ALL-IN" PRIMA-Med (SUSFOOD-COREORGANIC) project [ALfalfa for sustainable Livestock farming systems: Improve alfalfa -rhizobia symbiosis and New feeding strategy based on ecological leftovers] with Italy and Algeria 403,000 € (2021-2023);
Moroccan coordinator of the “Organic Legume Breeding For Establishing Seed Diversity And Use For Small-Scale Farming” funded by Lebende Samen Living Seeds Association e.V. (Germany), 75K€, 2022-2025
Focal point of INRA and consultant of the project DIAF « Technical Dialogue for Agriculture and Forestry » in its component “Organic Agriculture” funded by the BMEL of Germany (2020-2023)
Knowledge Manager in the project KCOA-KHNA “North African Organic Knowledge Hub” project with Tunisia, Egypt and Germany, and funded by GIZ 1.5 M € (2020-2022):
Focal Point of AfrONet (African Organic Network) in Morocco for the EOA-I (Ecological and Organic Agriculture Initiative) funded by African Union and FAO;
National coordinator of Organic Research Program at INRA Morocco;
Member of research project team PPR2-REUSE CNRST/IAV HASSAN II, on Sewage Sludge Composting and their utilization in agriculture and floriculture (2017-2020);
Member of research project team BIO-ELG 01/2017, on Composting of Exhausted Phosphate sludge for agriculture use (2017-2020);
Member of research project team AGR-CHO-01/2017, on the optimization of phosphate fertilization in bio-saline conditions (2017-2020);
Coordinator of olive pomace and wastewater valorization (Tanalt Region) in framework of ASIMA Project funded by the World Bank, in Souss Massa (2014-2017);
National scientific coordinator of the R&D project in organic farming (Morocco) 2013-2016 INRA-AMABIO;
Project coordinator "biocompost" framework: PRAD “Toubkal” with Aix Marseille University (France) / INRA (Morocco) / Ibn Zuhr University-Agadir (Morocco) 2013-2015.




Khalid AZIM
E-mail : khalid.azim@inra.ma


Organisme : INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

Fonction Actuelle : Chercheur en Agriculture Biologique et Gestion des Déchets Agricoles / Coordonnateur du Programme National de Recherche en Agriculture Biologique
Expériences :
· Coordinateur marocain du projet CombiFarm (PRIMA SECTION 2 MULTI-TOPIC): Combining low-cost biochar, biogas, and cyanobacteria fertigation technologies with low-input crops for sustainable bioproducts in smart circular farming systems. (FR (2) MA (3) SI (1) TN (2) TR (2)) [ 826K€ 2024-2026]
· Coordinateur marocain du projet « ALL-IN » PRIMA-Med (SUSFOOD-COREORGANIC) [ALfalfa for sustainable Livestock farming systems: Improve alfalfa -rhizobia symbiosis and New feeding strategy based on ecological leftovers] avec l’Italie et l’Algerie 403.000€ (2021-2023);
· Coordinateur du projet “Organic Legume Breeding For Establishing Seed Diversity And Use For Small-Scale Farming” finance par Lebende Samen Living Seeds Association e.V. (Allemagne), 75K€, 2022-2025
· Coordonnateur de l’Axe Transverse Agriculture Biologique dans le PRMT 2021-2024 ;
· Chair de la 1ère Conférence EU-Nord-Africaine de l’Agriculture Biologique « 1st EU-NACOA2019 » www.eu-nacoa2019.bio
· Enseignant vacataire « Compostage et Gestion la Matière Organique »
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cours Master2 au Département de l’Environnent et Ressources Naturelles de l’IAV Hassan II (Rabat) 2011-2013 ;
· Enseignant vacataire à Université Ibn Zuhr -Agadir : Module "Agriculture Durable". License Professionnelle en « Produits de Terroirs et Gestion du Savoir Faire Locale » 2009-2012
Formation :

· Doctorat Es-Sciences en Sciences Agronomiques & Agro-alimentaires au CEDoc-IAV Hassan II : “ Optimisation du processus de compostage des déchets organiques et évaluation de la qualité du compost et de sa valeur fertilisante ”. PhD défendu le 24/07/2019 ;
· Diplôme de « Master of Science » en Agriculture Biologique Méditerranéenne à l’IAM Bari en Italie ; Grade : Cum Max Laude A (2005) ;
· Diplôme d’Ingénieur Agronome en Horticulture à l'IAV- Complexe Horticole d'Agadir (2005)