Egypt: The National Program for Vegetable Seed Production organizes an orientation day for the first tomato hybrid

The National Program for Vegetable Seed Production held an “indicative field day” for the first tomato hybrid “707” of its production and planted in Somasta Center, Beni Suef Governorate, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations “FAO” as part of a project to propagate and encourage local seeds and hybrids in Egypt. From Dr. Adel Abdel Azim, Vice President of the Center for Extension and Training Affairs at the Agricultural Research Center, Dr. Hatem Al Hammadi, Head of the Central Administration of Agricultural Extension, Dr. Ahmed Helmy, Director of the Horticultural Research Institute, and Dr. Yasser Himri, Undersecretary of the Extension Research Institute. It is worth noting that the total areas planted with the tomato crop amount to about 500,000 feddans and are planted in three loops, including the summer, indigo and winter loops. Greenhouses and greenhouses also contributed to making tomato loops overlapping loops with an average ...