Chercheur

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hasnaa.harrak@inra.ma

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Recruitement year at INRA

Research Unit

Scientific Department

Regional Center

Brief Biography and or accomplishements

Dr. Hasnaâ Harrak has graduated as State Engineer in Food and Agricultural Industries from the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine in Rabat. She has also earned her PhD in Agronomic Sciences (Technologies of Agricultural Industries) jointly from the same institute and the Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) in Montpellier, France. She currently holds the position of Research Director at the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Regional Center for Agricultural Research in Marrakesh. During her professional life, Dr. Hasnaâ Harrak has accumulated varied experiences and rich know-how in fields of research and development on postharvest valorization of dates, prickly pear and other terroir products. The various undertaken activities of research, development, consultation and expertise allowed Dr. Hasnaâ Harrak to establish fruitful and successful relationships with national and international research and development institutions, organizations, agencies, networks and universities. Dr. Hasnaâ Harrak was also honored in Morocco and abroad. She has received the Khalifa International Date Palm Awards (12th edition-2020, Equaly) in the category of “Influential Figure in the Field of Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation”. Alongside this distinction and within the framework of International Women's Rights Days, the FAO office in Morocco, under the leadership of UN Women, and the Moroccan Press Agency paid tribute to Dr. Hasnaâ Harrak in 2021 and 2022, respectively, for her various contributions to agricultural development.

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