The activities of the Arab Wheat Conference were launched today at the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid and Dry Zones “ACSAD” in the countryside of Damascus, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform and with the participation of 13 Arab countries virtually via the Internet.
The conference, which continues until tomorrow, discusses the reality of the wheat crop in Arab countries and the future prospects for genetic improvement of wheat in the light of climate change. It also brings together a group of scientists from these countries to present a working paper that includes the reality of the wheat crop in terms of areas, production and cultifation, and discusses the challenges that stand in the way of developing this crop.
Inas Abulkareem