2,350 extension operations for 61,000 farmers within a month
Dr. Yasser Al-Haimari, Director of the Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute at the Agricultural Research Center, said that this comes in light of the continuous directives from Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, on the necessity of permanent field presence and support for farmers in production sites, and based on the instructions of Dr. Adel Abdel Azim, Head of the Agricultural Research Center, and in joint coordination between the Agricultural Extension and Land Reclamation sectors and the Agriculture Directorates. In the governorates.
He added that the experts of the Agricultural Research Center carried out 2,350 various extension activities, including seminars, discussion groups, and field visits within the scope of extension centers and land reclamation monitoring, from which more than 61,400 farmers benefited across the country..
He explained that these activities included all areas of agricultural production, as they dealt with strategic field crops such as cotton, rice, sunflowers, soybeans, onions, wheat, sugar cane, and sugar beets. The activities also included orchard crops such as citrus fruits, pomegranates, mango, date palms, olives, in addition to medicinal and aromatic plants, and various vegetable crops such as cucumbers, taro, potatoes, garlic, beans, yams, strawberries, tomatoes, And peas.
He pointed out that during the seminars and visits, farmers were made aware of sound technical recommendations and good agricultural practices, to raise production in quantity and quality, with a focus on post-harvest operations and methods of integrated control of pests and diseases, rationalizing the use of irrigation water and making the most of the land and water units, as well as rationalizing the use of fertilizers. And pesticides.
Al-Himari stressed that the activities focused on educating farmers about the effects of climate change on crops, livestock and poultry production, and ways to deal with heat waves and severe weather fluctuations, by applying technical recommendations for protection and reducing resulting losses. He pointed out that they included providing specialized guidance in health care for animals and poultry, proper nutrition, and modern breeding methods, in addition to awareness of diseases common between humans and animals and means of prevention. Including.
He pointed out that the events also included a number of seminars on recycling agricultural waste, to preserve the environment, produce biogas and achieve the highest possible benefit from waste. Seminars were also organized to develop the life skills of women and rural youth in the fields of food processing, reproductive health, population culture, and small and micro enterprises, in addition to electronic marketing of agricultural products, in support of the state’s efforts to develop rural communities and achieve development goals. Sustainable.
A group of Agricultural Research Center experts from various specializations participated in implementing the activities, especially from agricultural extension research institutes, field crops, orchards, cotton, plant protection, plant diseases, agricultural economics, animal production, animal health, land, water and environment, agricultural engineering, and food technology, in addition to specialized central laboratories such as the date palm and organic agriculture laboratory, along with extension workers in the Central Administration of Agricultural Extension, governorate agricultural directorates, and reclamation superintendents. Lands.
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