.about-banner {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 231px;
  min-height: 180px;
  background-image: url("../img/about/agri-transformed.webp");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  overflow: hidden;
  font-family: "Raleway", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif !important;
}

.about-banner .banner-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(0, 35, 10, 0.35); /* Subtle dark green tint */
  z-index: 1;
}

.about-banner .banner-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding-left: 8%;
  padding-right: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.about-banner .banner-title {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 42px;
  font-weight: 800;
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
  line-height: 1rem;
 text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
  font-family: "Raleway", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif !important;
}

.about-banner .svg-divider {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -12px;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  line-height: 0;
  z-index: 2;
}

.about-banner .svg-divider svg {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 64px;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
 

  .about-banner .banner-title {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .about-banner .banner-content {
    padding-left: 5%;
  }
}

/* about section */
.about-section {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 18px 4px;
  background-color: #ffffff;

  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.about-container {
  max-width: 1080px;
  width: 86%;
  margin: 4px auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 40px;
}
.application-specialization-section {
  max-width: 1080px;
  width: 86%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-top: 7px;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 40px;
}

.about-content {
  flex: 1;
  max-width: 58%;
}

.about-heading {
  font-size: 35px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #000000;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-family: "Raleway";
  margin-left: 16px;
}

.heading-line {
  background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #7cda24 0%, #0b4418 100%);
  height: 10px;
  width: 23%;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  margin-left: 16px;
}
.application-specialization-section {
  margin-top: 25px;
}
.application-section .about-heading {
  font-size: 30px;
  margin-left: 16px;
}

.application-section .heading-line {
  margin-left: 16px;
}

.about-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 3px;
}

.about-list li {
  display: flex;
  /* align-items: center; */
  gap: 15px;
  margin: 2px auto;
}

.leaf-icon {
  width: 20px;
  height: 23px;
  object-fit: contain;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.list-text {
  background: linear-gradient(45deg, #e1e1e1, transparent);
  padding: 16px 9px;
  border-radius: 1px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #242424 !important;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-family: "Raleway";
  width: 100%;
}

.about-gallery {
  flex: 1;
  max-width: 40%;
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 18px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.about-swiper {
  width: 100%;
  height: 280px;
  /* border-radius: 6px; */
  overflow: hidden;
}

.about-swiper .swiper-slide {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.about-swiper .swiper-slide img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.about-gallery .swiper-button-next,
.about-gallery .swiper-button-prev {
  position: absolute;
  width: 36px !important;
  height: 36px !important;
  background-color: #ddd !important;
  border-radius: 50% !important;
  color: #333 !important;
  top: 50% !important;
  transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  z-index: 10 !important;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important;
  transition: all 0.3s ease !important;
}

.about-gallery .swiper-button-next:after,
.about-gallery .swiper-button-prev:after {
  font-size: 14px !important;
  font-weight: bold !important;
}

.about-gallery .swiper-button-prev {
  left: 0px !important;
  right: auto !important;
}

.about-gallery .swiper-button-next {
  right: 0px !important;
  left: auto !important;
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .about-container {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .about-content,
  .about-gallery {
    max-width: 100%;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .heading-line {
    width: 23%;
  }

  .about-swiper {
    height: 260px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .about-heading {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .about-swiper {
    height: 220px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .list-text {
    text-align: left;
    font-size: 15px;
  }
  .application-section .about-heading {
    font-size: 25px;
    margin-left: 16px;
  }
}
/* certificates section  */
.certifications-section {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  background-color: #e6e6e6;
  font-family: "Raleway", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif !important;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.certifications-section .cert-container {
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto 53px auto;
}

.certifications-section .cert-header {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.certifications-section .cert-title {
  font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 36px;
  line-height: 1.2em;
  text-align: center;
  color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
}

.certifications-section .cert-header .heading-line {
  background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #7cda24 0%, #0b4418 100%);
  height: 9px;
  width: 22%;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.certifications-section .cert-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 30px;
  align-items: center;
}

.certifications-section .certificates-card {
  width: 295px;
  height: 256px;
  border-radius: 50px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 2px 18px 0px;
}
.certifications-section .certificates-card:hover {
  transition: 1s;
  transform: scale3d(1.1, 1.1, 1.1);
}
.certifications-section .certificates-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .certifications-section .cert-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 25px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .certifications-section .cert-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .certifications-section .certificates-card {
    max-width: 320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .certifications-section .cert-title {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
  }
}

/* director message */
.md-section {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 50px 20px;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  font-family: "Raleway", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif !important;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.md-container {
  max-width: 1080px;
  width: 82%;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.md-main-title {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #000000;
  margin: 0 0 25px 0;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #b3b3b3;
}

.md-grid {
  display: flex;
  gap: 30px;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.md-image-wrapper {
  flex: 1;
  max-width: 48%;
  width: 100%;
}

.md-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-height: 380px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 1px;
  display: block;
}

.md-quote-box {
  flex: 1;
  max-width: 52%;
  border-left: 5px solid #7cda24;
  padding-left: 20px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.md-name-title {
  margin: 0 0 15px 0;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 25px;
  color: #000000 !important;
  line-height: 1.3em;
}

.green-text {
  color: #99cc00;
}

.md-quote-box p,
.md-bottom-content p {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.8em;
  color: #242424;
  font-weight: 600;
  /* margin: 0 0 16px 0; */
}

.md-bottom-content p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  text-align: justify;
}

@media (max-width: 868px) {
  .md-grid {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .md-image-wrapper,
  .md-quote-box {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .md-name-title {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .md-main-title {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }

  .md-quote-box p,
  .md-bottom-content p {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }
}