First NENALAB Meeting, 9-11 June 2020 (online)

1. Laboratory of Soil, Water and
Plant Analysis (Lab-URECRN)
Morocco
Dr Abdelmjid Zouahri

2. Laboratory profile
Facilities Notes
Surface area of the laboratory
(in m2)
800
Number of rooms in the
laboratory
8
Staff Notes
Number of laboratory staff 10
Qualification of laboratory
staff (e.g. university degree)
PhD, Master,
Engineer,
Technician
Is laboratory staff regularly
trained? If yes, how often?
Not regularly

3. Laboratory of Soil, Water and Plant Analysis

4. Laboratory profile
Analysis performed Number of samples
analysed per year
Notes
Chemical 4000 pH, OC, EC, K2O, P2O5, N
CEC, Na, Micronutrients…
Physical 500 Granulometry, Bulk
density , Soil Water
Holding Capacity, Bulk
density…
Biological
Etc.

5. Can you please tell us what your labs need the most in
terms of training and capacity building?
1) Training on new methods and equipment for soil
analysis
2) Training on quality control procedures of soil analysis
3) Training on safety measures in the laboratory
4) Capacity building on soil dry chemistry
5) Capacity building on soil analysis interpretation and
fertilizer recommendations
Laboratory needs

6. Can you please tell us what your expectations on
GLOSOLAN and NENALAB are?
1) Sharing knowledge on soil analysis
2) Harmonize soil analysis methods between
network laboratories
3) Upgrading laboratories of the network
4) Exchange experiences
5) Capacity building and training for laboratory staff
Expectations from GLOSOLAN

7. Thanks for your attention