The public defense of the master’s thesis submitted by the researcher Mohamed Abdel Magid Barakat Shahawy was held on Saturday, 6 December 2025, at the Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, under the auspices of Prof. Essawy Qassem Mahmoud, Faculty Dean, and Prof. Amgad El-Gamal, Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research. It was hosted by the Department of Agricultural Economics, headed by Prof. Abdel Baqi Moussa El-Shayeb. The researcher was registered for the Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences — Agricultural Extension.

Thesis Title

“Training Needs of Agricultural Extension Agents in the Field of Climate Change in Gharbia Governorate”

Supervisory Committee

• Prof. Essam Mohamed Ibrahim El-Baaly — Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University

• Prof. Ahmed Maher El-Gohary — Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University

Judgment and Discussion Committee

• Prof. Samy Mohamed Abdel Hamid Deraz — Professor of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economic and Social Sciences, Damietta University, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence for Education and Student Affairs, Damietta University — External Examiner and Chairman

• Prof. Amira Mahmoud Abdel Moety Ramadan — Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University — External Examiner

• Prof. Ahmed Maher El-Gohary — Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University — Member of the Supervisory Committee

• Prof. Essam Mohamed Ibrahim El-Baaly — Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University — Member of the Supervisory Committee

    The committee conducted an in-depth discussion of the thesis, during which the researcher answered all questions successfully. The committee commended the thesis for its distinguished content and value, and recommended awarding the researcher the Master’s degree of Agricultural Sciences, specializing in Agricultural Extension.

12/13/2025