Prof. Dr. Yolla Gorra Shamoun
Address: Lebanon – Bekaa – Zahle – Barbara District – Ghorra Building
Academic level: Diploma in Agricultural Engineering – Saint Joseph University in Lebanon –
- Professor and Manager at the Superior School of Mediterranean Agronomy Engineers (ESIAM) of the University of Saint Joseph USJ since 2002 and founder of the Superior School of Agro-food Industry (ESIA) of USJ.
- D. in Agronomy from Agro-Paris-Tech, Paris, France, 2005,
- Master in Horticultural Sciences and Techniques from CIHEAM, Greece, 1995,
- Diploma of the Heads of the Services in the public administration of the Lebanese Republic from the ENA (National school for public administration) Beirut, Lebanon, 2000
- Agronomic Engineer diploma from ESIAM-USJ, Zahlé, Lebanon, 1989.
- Director of the ESIA-M of Saint Joseph University for 7 years and other Rural Women Development Projects
- Advisor to the minister of Agriculture for 5 years and Expert in agricultural planning and strategy (Co-author of the agricultural strategy of the ministry of agriculture of the Lebanese Republic), value chains and in international development projects (EU, World Bank, IFAD, FAO…).
- Lecturer in universities and international conferences in several countries (USA, UK, Japan, Sultanate of Oman, Switzerland, France, Greece …).
- Professional trainer in agricultural sciences and technical practices for SMEs, farmers, start-ups members, agricultural engineers … (reached 300 farmers in 2019 and 120 in 2020).