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Submission declined on 17 December 2024 by Greenman (talk). This draft is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources include: reputable newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and books from respected publishers. Unacceptable sources include: personal blogs, social media, predatory publishers, most tabloids, and websites where anyone can contribute. Replace any unreliable sources with high-quality sources. If you cannot find a reliable source for the material, it should be removed. This draft is not written from a neutral point of view. Wikipedia articles must be written neutrally in a formal, impersonal, and dispassionate way. They should not read like a blog post, advertisement, or fan page. Rewrite the draft to remove: promotional language: see Words to watch; personal commentary: opinions or direct addresses to the reader; informal language. Instead, only summarize in your own words a range of independent, reliable, published sources that discuss the subject. Declined by Greenman 17 months ago.

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  The entire early life section is still unsourced in spite of three previous declines. Greenman (talk) 13:54, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

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• Comment: See WP:BLP. Statements, starting with the date of birth, need to be sourced or removed.

• Comment: See WP:BLP. Statements, starting with the date of birth, need to be sourced or removed.

Samira Amellal is a Moroccan-French agronomist and executive. She is the Director General of CropLife Africa Middle East, a regional federation representing the plant science industry.^[1]

Amellal was born in Fez, Morocco. She completed her Bachelor of Science in 1995 at Ibn Tachfine High School in Fez. She earned a Master's degree in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Microbiology from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology in Fez in 2000, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Soil Science in France in 2001. She obtained a PhD in Agronomy Sciences from the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (ENSAIA), France, in 2004.

Amellal began her academic career as an assistant professor at the University of Nancy, as noted by CropLife Africa.^[2] She later worked as a research engineer at the French National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA) in Bordeaux, contributing to projects on soil ecotoxicology.^{[sa 1]}

She subsequently joined Promo-Vert in France as an environmental safety and regulatory affairs specialist, focusing on ecotoxicology and product registration.^[2]

Between 2008 and 2017, Amellal held regulatory and product development leadership positions with multinational crop protection companies in North and West Africa.^[2]

She was appointed Executive Director of CropLife Africa Middle East in February 2017 and promoted to Director General and CEO in January 2018.^[2] Under her leadership, the organization has supported regional regulatory harmonization and climate resilience projects.^[3]

Amellal has co-authored peer-reviewed research on soil chemistry and agrochemical behavior, including:

• "Effect of ageing on mobility and sequestration of phenanthrene in an agricultural soil", Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2006.^{[sa 2]}
• "Sorption and leaching of 14C-glyphosate in agricultural soils", Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2008.^{[sa 3]}
• "An integrated analytical approach for assessing the biological status of the soil microbial community", European Journal of Soil Biology, 2012.^{[sa 4]}
• "2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) sorption and degradation dynamics in three agricultural soils", Environmental Pollution, 2005.^{[sa 5]}

Amellal has written commentary and op-eds on agriculture and sustainability, including:

• "Only Innovation Can Help Africa Align Its Food, Climate and Environment Needs", CNBC Africa, 2021.^{[sa 6]}
• "Africa Middle East Must Act Now to Make Agri-Food Systems More Resilient", Farmers Review Africa, 2022.^{[sa 7]}

She has also contributed to policy briefs on food security and climate resilience published by NATO and the Europeum Institute.^[4][5]

• CropLife Africa Middle East