As part of the extension and training program implemented by the National Gene Bank, and under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Adel Abdel Azim, President of the Agricultural Research Center, and with the honor of the presence of Prof. Dr. Abdel Aziz El-Taweel, Head of the Conferences and Workshops Committee at the Agricultural Research Center, the workshop was held under the patronage and organization of:

In line with the directives of the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Mr. Alaa Farouk, and under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Adel Abdelazim, President of the Agricultural Research Center, and Prof. Dr. Nevin Abdel Fattah Hassan, Director of the National Gene Bank, the National Gene Bank

guidance of Prof. Dr. Adel Abdel Azim, President of the Agricultural Research Center, and with the honor of Prof. Dr. Abdel Aziz El-Taweel, Chairman of the Conferences and Workshops Committee at the Agricultural Research Center, the National Gene Bank organized a specialized workshop.

As part of the extension and training program implemented by the National Gene Bank, and under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Adel Abdel Azim, President of the Agricultural Research Center (ARC), and with the presence of Prof. Dr. Abdel Aziz El-Tawil, Chairman of the Conferences and Workshops Committee at the ARC, the National Gene Bank organized a scientific lecture entitled:

In accordance with the directives of the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Mr. Alaa Farouk, and under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Adel Abdelazim, President of the Agricultural Research Center, and Prof. Dr. Nevin Abdel Fattah Hassan – Director of the National Gene Bank, a cooperation protocol was signed between the National Gene Bank and the Oil Crops Department of the Field Crops Research Institute.

This protocol comes within the framework of strengthening cooperation between the National Gene Bank and various research institutions. As part of this collaboration, the Oil Crops Department received 100 safflower genetic accessions to be cultivated across three different agro-ecological regions—Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Giza Agricultural Research Station, and Shandweel Agricultural Research Station—with the aim of utilizing them in safflower breeding programs.

Under the auspices of
Prof. Dr. Adel Abdel Azim, President of the Agricultural Research Center,
and Prof. Dr. Nevin Abdel Fattah, Director of the National Gene Bank,

El-Gemmiza Agricultural Research Station organized a valuable scientific seminar on Sunday, 21 December 2025, entitled “The Roles of Gene Banks.” The event was held at El-Gemmiza Agricultural Research Station in cooperation with the National Gene Bank..

In line with the directives of H.E. Mr. Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Adel Abdelazim, President of the Agricultural Research Center, the National Gene Bank received Dr. Liu Chuny, President of the National Forestry Academy of China, along with the accompanying Chinese and Egyptian delegations.

The Arab Republic of Egypt, in cooperation with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and under the organization of the National Gene Bank at the Agricultural Research Center, hosted the Near East Regional Preparatory Meeting from 4 to 5 November 2025, in preparation for the Eleventh Meeting of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA.

As part of the ongoing extension and training activities conducted by the National Gene Bank under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nevine Abdel Fattah Hassan – Director of the National Gene Bank, Prof. Dr. Soliman Abdel-Maaboud Arab – Deputy Director for Extension and Training, and Dr. Hossam Abdel-Maksoud Sayed – Deputy Director for Research Affairs, the Bank received on Monday, September 3, 2025, a group of 15 students from the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, and on Wednesday, September 5, 2025, a group of 40 students from the Faculty of Agriculture (Girls), Al-Azhar University.