Under the auspices of Dr. Ahmed El-Kased, President of Menoufia University, the Faculty of Agriculture at the university organized today a simulation model of the Food and Agriculture Organization at Menoufia University in cooperation and coordination with Dr. Wael Omran, Head of the Department of Soil Sciences, to attend the FAO Menoufia Model, in order to encourage and develop the research and scientific capabilities of students of the Faculty of Agriculture and introduce them to the goals and mission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in addition to reviewing the reality and hopes in agricultural sciences within Egypt and the impact of local and international policies on Egypt's agricultural future, in the presence of Dr. Sobhi Sharaf, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Dr. Ayman Hafez, Dean of the Faculty, and Dr. Muhammad Alawi Salim, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs.

Dr. Ahmed El-Kased, President of the University, stressed the importance of the vital role played by the Faculty of Agriculture at the University in developing many technological agricultural methods and organic agriculture, which qualifies it to support students at the Faculty and direct them to develop their research and innovation capabilities for various agricultural and animal projects and present them within relevant international organizations such as the FAO "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". The President of the University also pointed out the continuous efforts made by the Faculty of Agriculture at the University to hold workshops, seminars and field visits to agricultural fields and agricultural production companies in all its specializations in order to hone students' capabilities and train them to innovate purposeful projects for future generations in food security, stressing that the right to food is an important requirement for a better life and a better future. And that the University, through the Faculty of Agriculture, is able to prepare a generation capable of keeping pace with scientific and research development and entrepreneurship in the agricultural field, and that by 2025 we will be able to qualify 500 students annually to enter the FAO. Dr. Sobhi Sharaf added that the symposium addressed several important topics that were presented to the students of the Faculty of Agriculture to discuss the possibility of finding innovative solutions that contribute to food security, achieving the highest level of surplus of agricultural crops, land reclamation, developing irrigation systems, and training leaders from innovative students in agricultural sciences to support them within these organizations and learn about ways to coexist with food and agricultural security, especially with the occurrence of sudden global crises. The lecturers also discussed the reality and expectations in the field of agriculture in Egypt, reviewing political programs for agricultural improvement, ways to employ agricultural technology, population problems, irrigation problems, climate change, agricultural investment, the quality of agricultural products, improving agricultural research and practices, developing agricultural, fish, animal and poultry wealth, and ways to develop international agricultural relations through the FAO, as well as the problems of desertification of lands and converting them into arable lands, the danger of using pesticides and its relationship to modern diseases such as cancerous diseases of the digestive system resulting from contaminated food that depends on pesticides and chemical fertilizers, and how to address these problems during scientific research and move towards organic agriculture for better health for the Egyptian people. The symposium was attended by Dr. Mohamed Alawi Salim, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development, Dr. Ibrahim Darwish, Professor of Crops at the College, Dr. Mohamed Fathy Salem, Professor of Organic Agriculture and Biological Control, Dr. Soosan Al-Awady, Environmental Sciences and Climate Change Expert, Dr. Samah Arafa, Lecturer of Toxicology at the Pesticides Department at the College, and Dr. Sabah Hamed, PhD in Food Science and Technology.