Egyptian Soil Science Society (ESSS)

Who

1. Pedology of soils and include the framework of the inventory and land classification and mapping of topography, soil, agricultural and remote sensing.
2. Chemistry and mineralogy of soils.
3. The nature of the soil and water relationships and that includes the framework of studies of irrigation and field drainage.
4. Soil fertility and plant nutrition including the framework of studies of fertilizers and fertilization.
5. Microbiology and biogeochemistry of trace elements in the rhizosphere.
6. Techniques of soil and that includes the framework of studies of land reclamation and soil conservation.

What, When and Where

Several activities already have been planned including the following activities:

(1) The main symposium for ESSS, which entitled “Healthy Soils for a Healthy Life” on October 12 – 13, 2015, SWERI, ARC, Giza, Egypt.

More details can be followed from these photos and this following link: http://www.esss.org.eg/Symposium%20of%20ESSS%20.html

ESSS - Symposium of ESSS

ESSS - Symposium of ESSS

(2) Symposium on “Climate changes and water resources in Egypt” Kafrelsheikh, Egypt organized by 30 November 2015 as shown in these photos:

ESSS - Symposium

ESSS - Symposium

(3) Soil sciences department in Cairo University organized a special celebration by the World Soil Day by the first of December 2015 by presenting the movie of “Symphony of the soil” as shown in following photos:

Presentation of "Symphony of the soil"

Presentation of "Symphony of the soil"

(4) Symposium on the World Soil Day and workshop on “The climate changes: its risks and mitigations” held in Mansoura Uni., Faculty of Agriculture on December 5, 2015. More details can be followed from these photos and the following link:
http://agrfac.mans.edu.eg/en

ESSS - Symposium

ESSS - Symposium

ESSS - Symposium

(5) Symposium on the World Soil Day and workshop on “The climate changes and its effects on the agricultural production” held in Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture on December 6, 2015.

(6) The 12th International Conference of ESSS (ESSS 2016): “Development of Water and Soil Resources: Challenges and Solutions” from 7-9 March 2016, Ismailia, Egypt
More details can be followed from the following link:
http://www.esss.org.eg/second%20ann%20ofsoil.html

(7) The 1st International Conference on Advanced in Soil Science, Alexandria /Egypt on May 2–5, 2016
More details can be followed from the following link:
http://icass-eg.com/

Soil message

Several messages can be presented here but the most important one is:
soil is the main source for our food, feed, fuel and fiber.

For contact

Hassan El-Ramady
Coordinator of ESSS