A field school for the tomato crop was held at the Esna Center in Luxor Governorate, with the participation of experts from various research institutes. The Ministry of Agriculture is making periodic inventories of agricultural data for vegetables and developing solutions to agricultural problems. The average productivity of tomatoes is 15-18 tons per acre, with a total production of over 7.5 million tons in Egypt. The ministry is also coordinating with the World Food Program to set up solar sawmills to dry tomatoes for export to European markets.