Egypt Hosts 1st International Conference for Food and Agriculture

The First International Conference on "Food and Agriculture: New Approaches" was held at the National Research Center in Egypt in collaboration with the Arab Union for Sustainable Development and the Environment from 2 to 4 December 2013. The conference was under the auspices of Dr. Ramzy Steno Minister of Scientific Research and Dr. Ayman Abu Hadid, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and Dr. Laila Rashid, Minister of State for Environment; and Dr. Ashraf Shaalan, President of the National Center for Research (NRC).

The conference was attended by Dr. Ali Abd El-Rahman, head of the Arab Union for Sustainable Development and the Environment, Ashraf Mansour Secretary General of the Arab Union. The Minister of Agriculture took the lead in discussing the national strategy for agricultural development in 2030 to be participated in by university professors and researchers from different research centers. The strategy includes the following themes: preserve the natural resources of land and water; improve the standard of living and take advantage of small-scale industries; develop agricultural legislation rules to suit new circumstances; adopt modern systems in scientific research work to increase crop productivity; and respond to problems caused by climate change.

For more details visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoFX7BQ06AY or contact Dr. Naglaa Abdalla of the Egypt Biotechnology Information Center at nabdallah@e-bic.net.