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

1. Palestine
Ministry of Agriculture
Eng. Nahawand Souqia

2. Laboratory field :
• Our laboratory is belonged to the National Agricultural
Research Centre.
• Our lab is validated governmental lab authorized to
issue the reports of the result of different analysis, in
addition to that the cost of the analysis is a symbolic
one.
• This laboratory is services for farmers, researcher,
agricultural extension departments.

3. Nablus Central Laboratory
Department
Missions :
1. Put the work plans in the laboratory with the cooperation of heads of
departments.
2. Supervising on the laboratory administratively, technically, and
financial with following the commitment of doing its programs and
plans.
3. Following and monitoring the agriculture laboratory services given and
the accuracy of its implementation.
4. Monitoring the commitment of the procedures, the technical
instructions, and safety terms in the working departments.
5. Making periodic reports and raising it to the director or the
laboratories directorate.

4. Laboratory profile
Facilities Notes
Surface area of the
laboratory (in m2) 210 m2 one floor
Number of rooms in the
laboratory
7 rooms on the main floor
(3 of them for testing)
Staff Notes
Number of laboratory staff 7
Qualification of laboratory
staff (e.g. university
degree)
5 Bachelors and Masters degree
Is laboratory staff regularly
trained? If yes, how often?
no

5. Laboratory includes the following
sections :-
1. Oil and food tests section.
2. Soil tests section.
3. Water and waste water tests section.
4. Feed tests section.
5. Administrative affairs, and financial section.

6. • Elements : Ca, Na, CL, CO3, HCO3,N,P,K
• moisture content
• Soil texture
• Acidity degree(pH)
• Electric conductivity
• Calcium carbonate
• Organic mater
Soil analysis (chemical and
physical):

12. Laboratory profile
Analysis Number of
samples analysed
/ year
Notes
Chemical 4500 (soil,olive oil , water
&wastewater, and
feed animals)
Physical 4000

13. • training courses for all analysis(soil , water &
wastewater analysis.
• Sampling techniques
• need a network information for soil testing in our
country.
• need experts to check our work, testing,
procedures, and devices.
• need to take the ISO Laboratory accreditation .
• Finally, need to visit other laboratories in other
countries.
Laboratory needs

14. -The accreditation of the soil laboratories in our
country.
- Exchange information and experiences between
other countries’ laboratories.
- Adopt of standards and recommended procedures
of analysis.
Expectations from GLOSOLAN

15. Thanks for your attention