Biography:
Ms. Shaza Omar studied Agriculture Sciences at the Cairo University, Egypt and graduated as an Agriculture Specialist in 2005. She then joined the Egyptian Plant Quarantine of the Ministry of Agriculture and land reclamation. She received her MSc. degree in Rural Sociology in 2014 at the same University. She had worked as a senior Phytosanitary specialist for 12 years; she also was the vice chair of the Standards Committee for setting Phytosanitary Standards and measures representing the Near East and North Africa. In 2018 she joined the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), where She has published more than 70 publications. Currently she is working with Food and Agriculture Organization as a consultant for Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation.
Title : The importance of plant biology research in supporting phytosanitary capacities and applications