Biography

Omar is presently working as an assistant at the faculty of bio-engineering and doing a PhD on international trade and food security. He obtained an engineer degree in Crop production management from the IAV HASSAN II institute in Morocco (2018), a master’s degree in Business Economics and Management from MAIch Institute in Greece (2021), and another master degree in Green Business and Sustainability at AEI international school, Paris XII University (2022).

Before starting his PhD, Omar worked for six months as a project manager assistant at Agro Energy consulting office, supporting investment projects for and with SMEs and farmers in the renewable energy, natural resources and environment sectors. Prior to that, he worked for one year in a research project with the collaboration of Technical University of Crete, Greece, addressing the evaluation of the economic and environmental efficiency of the agriculture sector in the EU countries using non-parametric modeling approaches. Omar prepared also an engineering thesis related to rural development. Integrated into the framework of the “Green Morocco Plan” and supervised by the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture, his thesis subject was about the management of local products (produits de terroire) in the Moroccan Oriental region. As he had the chance to study and work in three different countries (Morocco, France and Greece), Omar is ready to bring his international experience and good energy vibes to our group.