- Ø Introduction
of the Minister of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture
Kazem Khavazi is a University Professor
with a doctorate in Soil Science, who has been nominated to the Islamic
Consultative Assembly by the 12th Government for the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture.
He has records such as membership in the National Headquarters for Support and
Organization of Agricultural Jihad Centers, and is the executor of the national
plan for the new system of agricultural extension.
- Ø A quick and closer
look at the records and activities of the Minister of Jihad-Agriculture can be
found below:
- ü Birth and Education
Dr. Kazem Khavazi was born in 1968. In 1991, he obtained a
bachelor's degree in Agriculture (Soil Science) from Shiraz University, and
then received a Master's degree in the same field in 1995, as well as a Doctorate
in 2003 from Tarbiat Modares University, where he is now a Professor. Khavazi
was the Deputy Minister and Head of the Agricultural Education and Extension
Research Organization at the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture.
- Work, Management
and Executive Records
The executive records of Dr. Khavazi,
Minister of Jihad-Agriculture, includes: the establishment of the Soil Biology
Research Department at the Soil and Water Research Institute, the launch of
several bio-fertilizer production lines in the form of technical knowledge
transfer, the organization's representative in the Higher Education Council and
a member in the construction soldiers plan.
Dr. Khavazi, a member of the Academy of
Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the executor of the National New
Agricultural Promotion System, the main proposer and follower of the approval
of Article 59 of the Law on Permanent Judgments of the Islamic Republic of
Iran, the establishment of the center for registration and quality control of
fertilizers in the country, a member of the Permanent Commission of the Board
of Trustees of the Agricultural Education and Training Research Organization, a
member of the National Planning Headquarters of “Basij Sazandeghi” Project in
the Agricultural Sector, and a member of the Executive Board of the
Agricultural Education and Extension Research Organization.
Dr. Khavazi is also a senior member
of the National Headquarters for Supporting and Organizing Agricultural Jihad
Centers of the Ministry, the main representative of the Ministry of
Agricultural Jihad in the Youth Organizing Council, a member of the Planning
and Support Headquarters of the Law on Increasing Productivity, implementer of
resistance economy programs of knowledge-based companies and transfer of
research findings to the field, implementer of resistance economy training
program for users through mass media, executor of the national plan for support
and technical companies and agricultural consulting companies, secretary of the
first fertilizer congress and several scientific and executive congresses in
the agricultural sector, and the head of the conferences related to the
selection of national exemplary agricultures for the agricultural jihad
centers, for the World Rural Women's Day, and the “Shahid Avini’s Festival”.
Dr. Khavazi has patented the
technical knowledge of producing soybean inoculation and thus preventing its
import to Iran. Due to the activities carried out by Prof. Khavazi, he has
succeeded in obtaining many scientific awards and recognitions, such as Exemplary
Student of the country and receiving a plaque of appreciation from the
President in 2002, receiving a plaque of appreciation from the Minister of
Science, Research and Technology in 2003, executive director of the best
research project selected by the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture and receiving a
plaque of appreciation from the Minister of Agricultural Jihad in 2004,
exemplary researcher of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture in 2008, the
exemplary employee of the Agricultural Education and Extension Research
Organization in 2008, awardee of the title of Distinguished Soil Cultivator by
the Iranian Soil Science Association on behalf of the Society of Soil
Geologists in 2013, winner of the Kharazmi Festival Award in 2015, and
recipient of dozens of other awards and recognitions from high-ranked officials
of the country.
- ü Research Contributions
and Activities
In addition to his work experience in
various fields of agriculture, Prof. Khavazi has also done research work in
this field, which is even more evident and important than his executive
records, including the following:
1. Publication of
more than 150 articles in prestigious domestic and foreign scientific and
research journals
2. Executor and
collaborator of more than one hundred research projects at the national and
institutional level
3. Publishing more
than 120 articles in prestigious domestic and foreign scientific
- ü conferences
Supervision and counseling for more
than 50 dissertations and doctoral dissertations
- ü Compilation
and translation of three books
1.
Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Soil
Research
2.
Founder and editor of Soil Biology Journal and
managing director of several scientific and extension journals
3.
Secretary of the Iranian Soil Science Association
4.Winning the
title of Distinguished Soil Geologist by the Iranian Soil Science
5.Association on behalf of the Society
of Soil Geologists
6.Exemplary
researcher of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture
Translated by: F.KH