Department of Field Crops
College of Agriculture - University of Kirkuk
About the Department
The Field Crops Department was established in 2012 as a response to the requirements of the labor market, as Kirkuk governorate, with its various agricultural regions, is considered one of the advanced governorates in the production of major field crops. The department studies all sciences related to cultivation, maintenance, breeding, and improvement of plants falling within field crops. The department is equipped with advanced laboratories, in addition to allocating fields within the Agricultural Research and Experiments Station for department students. In 2016, Master's studies were introduced in the department, and in 2022 a comprehensive study was submitted to introduce Doctoral studies in the department, awaiting necessary approvals.
A cooperation agreement was signed with the Agricultural Training and Extension Center in Kirkuk. The terms of the agreement include department lecturers giving lectures and participating in training courses held by the center for farmers in the governorate, and supervising Ministry of Agriculture programs implemented in the center's experimental fields.
The department is headed by Prof. Dr. Khattab Abdullah Mohammed.
A cooperation agreement was signed with the Agricultural Training and Extension Center in Kirkuk. The terms of the agreement include department lecturers giving lectures and participating in training courses held by the center for farmers in the governorate, and supervising Ministry of Agriculture programs implemented in the center's experimental fields.
The department is headed by Prof. Dr. Khattab Abdullah Mohammed.
Vision, Mission & Objectives
Vision
- Providing specialized staff to work in government institutions, the private sector, and relevant centers.
- Linking theoretical results with practical results by implementing research projects for undergraduate and postgraduate students and using the latest technologies to achieve high production and quality.
- Exchanging experiences between faculty and government institutions through field visits and joint research between department staff and research and scientific centers and institutions.
- Vertical and horizontal expansion of land yield and bringing about an increase in production mechanisms for field crops in the field of (crop breeding, crop production, crop technology, weed control, and reducing disease and insect infestations).
Mission
In light of the tasks and duties required of the department, it aims to deliver modern technologies to the governorate's farmers, especially the cultivation of strategic crops, ensuring an increase in agricultural density in fertile and medium-fertile lands, encouraging intercropping and sequential farming in different parts of Kirkuk governorate, and preparing agricultural cadres graduating from the department to proceed on the same vision and tasks.
Objectives
- Granting a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Sciences to trained engineers qualified to work in educational bodies, relevant research centers, and the private sector to serve the community.
- Providing scientific and technical consultations to state departments and the private sector through cooperation between governmental and non-governmental institutions.
- Contributing to community development by holding development courses for various administrative and technical cadres within this specialization to develop crop cultivation in general and strategic crops in particular.
- Working on introducing modern technologies in all fields to increase production and eliminate unemployment.
- Organizing seminars and study circles and participating in scientific conferences and symposia by presenting research and studies.
- Exchanging experiences through visits, research, and scientific sabbaticals for department staff inside and outside the country.
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Qualifications & Skills
- Managing strategic and industrial field crop fields.
- Seed production and plant variety improvement.
- Weed control and agricultural operations management.
- Using modern technologies in agriculture.
Work Fields
- Ministry of Agriculture and agricultural companies.
- Grain silos and food processing factories.
- Seed and soil testing laboratories.
- Working in the private sector and agricultural projects.
Academic Program Description
You can download the official Academic Program Description documents for the Field Crops Department:
Contact Us
For official communication with the department headship, please email:
agri.crops@uokirkuk.edu.iq
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