Email: Magdey Mahfouz A. Helal

Ttle: Professor Department:Agricultural Economics Research Speciality : Agricultural Economics

Contact Info:

Assiut University Faculty of Agriculture

Agricultural Economics

Assiut - Egypt

phone:Office: 088411586 & 088411590

Fax: 2088-331384 

Biography

- B.Sc., Agricultural Economics, Alexandria Univ., 1967.

-M.Sc., Agricultural Economics, Assuit Univ., 1971. Thesis title is "Trends of production and consumption of food grains in the A.R.E."

-Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1979. Thesis title: "Economic problems of agricultural cooperatives – Hungary’s experience and Egypt’s capacities ".

 

-Teacher’s and Research Assistant in Agri. Econ.1976 – 1979.

-Assistant professor of Agri. Econ. 1979 – 1983 .

-Associate Professor of Agri. Econ. 1984 – 1989 .

-Professor of Agri. Econ. 1989

 

Professional Carrier:

-          Lecturer and Research Assistant in Agri.Econ.1976 – 1979 at Dept. of Agri. E con. Fac. of Agri., Assuit Univ.

-          Assistant professor of Agri. Econ. 1979 – 1983 at Dept. of Agri. E con. Fac. of Agri., Assuit Univ.

-          Associate Professor of Agri. Econ. 1984 – 1989, at Dept. of Agri. E con. Fac. of Agri., Assuit Univ.

-          Professor of Agri. Econ. 1989 at Dept. of Agri. E con. Fac. of Agri., Assuit Univ.

-          Head of Agri. Econ.Dept., from  1/8/2000 till now, Fac. of Agri., Assuit Univ.

 

Professional Experience:          

-          Teaching course in the field of agricultural economics and cooperation, in addition to supervising and leading research of M.Sc.& Ph. D. postgraduate level students and his own research work.

-          Agricultural consultant to the small Farmers project, Assuit Governorate.

-          Agricultural consultant to training Agri. Econ., Ministry of Agriculture, Assiut in the area of Agri.Econ., over different areas of Assiut Governorate.

-          Field supervisor of several studies in the area of Agri.Econ., over different areas of Assiut Governorate.

-          Participated in several discussions and conferences dealing with various aspects of agricultural economics problems in Egypt.

 

Other Professional Information:

-          Administrative board’s member of the Higher Institute for Cooperation and Extension at Assiut.

-Member of Agricultural Economists Society in A.R.E.

- Member of Association of high agricultural institution graduates in A.R.E.

- Participated member in assesses committee of Agricultural Economists in A.R.E.

-Special invitation from Hungarian cooperative research Institute, 1984.

Special invitation from Hungarian Ministry of culture and Education, 1991

Professional History:

2000 to 2004

 

Year	Organization	Position	Responsibilities
2000-2005	Agri. Econ. Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt.	Head of Agri. Econ. Dept.  at Faculty of Agriculture, Assuit University. Assuit, Egypt.	·            Regulate and control of administrative and financial affaires of the Dept., and its need assessment and designs strategy development.        ·            Representative member of the Dept. at the Faculty Staff Council body and official spokesperson.        ·            Teaching, supervisor and conducting research work of undergraduate & postgraduate level students.        ·            Participated in several scientific research projects, training programs, workshop, and conferences dealing with agricultural economics and rural development.

 

 

 

Courses Taught (past 5 years):

-          1- Introduction to agricultural economics, first academic year, 2 ND semester.

-          2-Principles of marketing and agricultural cooperation, third academic year, 1 ST semester.

-          3-Economics of agricultural cooperation, third academic year, 1 ST semester.

-          4-Agricultural land economics, third academic year (Agri.Econ. branch) 2 ND semester.

-          5-Management of food factories, fourth academic year (Food science and technology branch) , 2 ND semester.

 

Outreach Activities, Including Consultancies (past 3 years):

 

Year	Organization	Position	Responsibilities
2000-2004	The Higher Institute for Cooperation and Extension at Assiut.	Administrative board’s member.	· Drawing education policies including academic programs and curricular of the Institute.         · Checking up all financial and administrative affaires of the Institute.

 

Publications (past 3 years):

Year	Publication/Journal	Title
2004	A workshop on Agri. Development in the Arab Nations, Obstacles and Solution, Assiut University 20-22 January 2004.	Rationalizing of Egyptian water resources uses.
2004	A workshop on Agri. Development in the Arab Nations, Obstacles and Solution, Assiut University 20-22 January 2004.	Major features of Egyptian agriculture’s goals
2002	Third Scientific Conference for Agri. Sciences, Faculty o f Agriculture, Assiut University October 2004.	Modern technology And its economic benefits on Egyptian agriculture.
2002	Third Scientific Conference for Agri. Sciences, Faculty o f Agriculture, Assiut University October 2004.	An analytical study for Egyptian agricultural income and its main components.

 

 

Publications:   Enclosed lest of publication.

 

Language ability: Arabic - English - Hungarian.

 

References:   

- Prof. Mohamed R. El-Amir, Prof. of Agri. Econ., at Assiut University Assiut, Egypt.

- Prof. Fekete Ference Prof. of Agri. Econ., at Economic University Budapest , Hungary.

- Prof. Ahmad Aad El Hafeez, Prof. of Agri. Econ., at Assiut University Assiut, Egypt.