Egypt: Eastern Agriculture implements a field day to promote the flax crop, Sakha 3 and Giza 12 varieties, 2024 season, in the Souq and Dirb Negm nurseries

The article highlights the importance of the agricultural sector to Egypt's economy and emphasizes the need to boost crop productivity and improve farmers' living standards. Sharkia's Governor, Eng. Hazem El-Ashmouni, advocates for advisory seminars and economic development, while the Ministry of Agriculture, led by Eng. Emad Mohamed Gengen, has conducted a field day in Dirb Negm to provide technical recommendations for flax crop planting. The undersecretary emphasized the significance of land preparation, irrigation, and nitrogen fertilization for a successful flax crop, aiming to achieve self-sufficiency in the sector.

Eng. Hazem El-Ashmouni, Governor of Sharkia, stressed that the agricultural sector is one of the main pillars of the Egyptian economy and one of the most important means necessary to drive economic and social activities to achieve sustainable development goals... pointing out the importance of holding advisory seminars that help develop the agricultural sector and increase crop productivity, as well as improve agricultural transactions for farmers, raise their standard of living, and achieve self-sufficiency. For his part, Eng. Emad Mohamed Gengen, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, explained that the directorate implemented a field day in the centers of Mashtoul El-Souq and Shobak Ikrash district in Dirb Negm, in the presence of Eng. Mahmoud El-Shenaf, Extension Specialist in the Governorate, Professor Dr. Taha Omar, Dr. Mahdi Hamad Mahdi at the Agricultural Research Center, Oil Research Department, and the Agricultural Extension Authority in the administration, the ...