Egypt: Opening of the second training program for rice research and agricultural extension with the participation of 10 African countries

Dr. Saad Moussa, Supervisor of Foreign Agricultural Relations, Japanese Ambassador to Cairo Oka Hiroshi, and Ambassador Hassan Shawky, Deputy Secretary-General of the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development, inaugurated the second training program for the year 2024, under the title: “Rice Research and Agricultural Extension”, in the presence of Kato Ken, Director of the JICA Office in Cairo, a number of professors from the Rice Research Center at Sakha Research Station in Kafr El-Sheikh, and Eng. Sohair El-Hafny, Director General of the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture. A statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that this was under the auspices of Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and within the framework of activating the tripartite cooperation agreement between the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Egyptian ...