Hagaz Agro-Technical school
The La Salle Agro-Technical school of Hagaz is situated in the Gash-Barka region
of Eritrea.
This real dream, an oasis in a barren land, was realized under the guide of
Brother Amilcare Boccuccia, and since 1999 has been providing high quality
education in Agronomy and Veterinary Science.
At present, the school accommodates about 300 young male and female students
coming from almost all the nation’s ethnic groups.
Wonderful trees and a comfortable pergolas give refuge from the scorching sun
overhead.
Modern and well-equipped computer laboratory give the student the opportunity of
taking advantage of the most recent way of teaching.
The modern farm (with automatic milking system, “high producing” dairy cows and
good management) and the wine factory (“Shaluku wine”, delicious) are feathers
in the school’s cap.
The name of the wine is taken fron the Shaluku mountain, the wonderful massif
that separates the village of Hagaz from the Town of Keren.
Our project provides a didactic support in different topics of the veterinary
sciences. The teaching activity is planned to be held by professors and skilled
veterinarians by giving intensive courses of 2-3 weeks. Students or young
graduated veterinarians will accompany the lecturer helping him during practical
trias and continuino the practical trials for other weeks after the lecturer’s
departure.
The first courses were held by Massimo Lugli and Arcangelo Gentile in May 2005.
They gave lectures in the following topics: clinical examination, gynecology and
obstetrics.
Twentynine students had the opportunity of taking advantage not only of frontal
lessons but also of repeated practical hours which enabled them to experience
and learn how to visit a cow and how to perform the most important surgical
interventions.
The project is carried out in collaboration with the
Faculty of Agricolture of the
University of Bologna
Click here for more information on the activity of the Faculty of Agricolture
Unfortunately, due to local problems the
project has been interrupted.
Let's hope it might start again soon.
