{"id":174,"date":"2021-04-24T16:24:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T15:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agricultural-voices.sussex.ac.uk\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2025-03-25T10:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:58:28","slug":"podcasts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agricultural-voices.sussex.ac.uk\/?page_id=174","title":{"rendered":"AVS Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The key output of the Agricultural Voices Syria project was a podcast series, formed of 15 episodes. A different Syrian Agricultural Expert created each episode, which relates to their area of expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Host <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Eng. Zuhier Agha <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Eng. Zuhier Agha is an expert in crop and vegetable production. He graduated from Aleppo University, Agriculture Faculty in 2002. He has worked in the field of agricultural inputs marketing, and as a consultant at local and international agricultural inputs companies. He has significant experience in agricultural extension and project management.  He contributes to support and research development as an essential way to improve agriculture and food security especially in the current conflict context in Syria. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Episode 1- Alternative crops and their economic importance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Featuring Prof. Abdul Aziz Dayub<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Abdul Aziz Dayub is the former Dean of the Horticulture Department at Aleppo University. His experience includes horticulture sciences, vegetable growing and medicinal plants. This episode discusses alternative crops, including anise, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, coriander, soybean, saffron and lentils, and offers guidance on their cost and cultivation. The episode also gives an overview of the difficulties facing cotton producers in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n