The College of Agriculture at the University of Basrah, Department of Field Crops, organized a workshop on the use of the clean farming method in food production and the cultivation of the cycloronia plant.
The workshop aimed to introduce the cycloronia plant, its importance and areas of use, and to identify the methods of clean cultivation, its importance and the methods used in its application..
The workshop, which was presented by Dr. Khawla Daoud Kateh and Dr. Rawafed Hadi Al-Obeidi, included discussing how to use modern methods in agriculture and avoiding pesticides and chemical fertilizers in food production.
The workshop recommended the need to move away from the traditional farming method and replace it with safe alternatives such as organic fertilizers and bio fertilizers for the purpose of reducing the negative effects of residual fertilizers and chemicals and their damage to human health and the experience of cultivating the cycloronia plant due to the importance and appropriateness of our environmental conditions for its cultivation and propagation.
