Egypt: The Eastern Agriculture Department intensifies its periodic visits to follow up on summer crops in the fields of the centers of Dirb Negm, Abu Hammad, and Bilbeis

The Governor of Sharkia, Eng. Hazem El-Ashmouni, has emphasized the importance of the agricultural sector to Egypt's economy and has highlighted the need for regular visits to agricultural associations and fields to provide support to farmers. The Field and Cooperative Follow-up Department of the Ministry of Agriculture has implemented these directives by verifying crop inventories and checking the disbursement of fertilizers. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Eng. Emad Mohamed Ganjan, also stressed the need for preventing the burning of rice straw and urged farmers to convert it into organic fertilizers or non-traditional feed. The Directorate is also following up on the rice harvest, collecting rice straw, and removing encroachments in Belbeis Center.

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 periodic visits to agricultural associations and fields to follow up on agricultural crops by conducting on-the-ground inspections and providing technical support and recommendations to farmers. In implementation of the governor's directives, Eng. Emad Mohamed Ganjan, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, explained that the Field and Cooperative Follow-up Department at the Directorate visited Saft Zariq Association in Dirb Negm Center to verify the accuracy of the crop inventory and its conformity with the inventory on the ground and registered in the Farmer Card System, as well as the fertilizers disbursed based on the inventory. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture ...