EU-ZIRA3A Highlights Sustainable Agriculture at the MAPs Festival in Beni Suef
Beni Suef, Egypt EU-ZIRA3A Programme participated in the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) Festival in Beni Suef, attracting more than 200 visitors to its booth. The two-day participation served as an engaging platform for farmers, students, associations, and government officials to learn more about EU-ZIRA3A’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the MAPs value chain including post-harvest […]
AESA-CIHEAMB Holds Inception Workshop to Strengthen Agricultural and Veterinary Extension Services in Upper Egypt
Giza, Egypt — 13th October 2025. Under the framework of the EU-ZIRA3A Programme, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS Cairo) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR), the consortium AESA Agriconsulting Europe and CIHEAM Bari organized an Inception Workshop at the Regional […]
EU-ZIRA3A Concludes Training on Sampling of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Visual Inspection
Beni Suef, 30 September 2025 The EU-ZIRA3A Programme has successfully concluded a two-day practical training entitled “Sampling of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Visual Inspection”, organized under the activities of the EIGS Grant. The training brought together 39 specialists from the Egyptian Plant Quarantine Department, enhancing their technical expertise in sampling, inspection, and pest detection. […]
CDB Launches Training on Advanced Data Analysis Using Power BI and SPSS
Cairo, 15 September 2025 under the EIGS Grant contract implemented by CDB, a two-day program entitled “Advanced Data Analysis Using Power BI and SPSS” was organized. The training, attended by 17 staff members from the Foreign Agricultural Relations Department (FAR) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR), was designed to strengthen institutional capacities […]
Training Completed for Plant Quarantine Staff on Pomegranate Inspection and Sampling
Training Completed for Plant Quarantine Staff on Pomegranate Inspection and Sampling Cairo, 13 August 2025 As part of the ongoing efforts of the EU Integrated Rural Development Programme for Egypt (EU-ZIRA3A) to enhance agricultural standards and strengthen export readiness, a training programme was organized by CDB in the framework of grant contract titled: Enhancing integrated […]
Successful Delivery of Veterinary & Artificial Insemination Equipment in Upper Egypt
Assiut, Sohag, & Beni Suef, 20/8/2025 A significant step has been taken to enhance veterinary and artificial insemination services in Upper Egypt, with the successful delivery of a new batch of specialized equipment under the contract “Supply of equipment for offices, for extension departments and artificial insemination centres”. The delivery took place across the governorates […]
EU-ZIRA3A Conducts Inspection Visits for Tender 2C Works in Sohag, Assiut, and Beni Suef
Cairo, 13 August 2025 As part of ongoing efforts to rehabilitate agricultural cooperatives and Trichogramma laboratories in Upper Egypt, site visits were conducted from 11–13 August 2025 in the governorates of Sohag, Assiut, and Beni Suef. The visits were organized under Tender 2C Works of EU-ZIRA3A and aimed to inspect the required rehabilitation works in […]
Implementation of Capacity-Building Program for MALR Staff
CAIRO, July 17, 2025 | 10:00 AM Under framework of the project titled “Enhancing integrated governance to improve performance of the Egyptian plant quarantine system and pesticides monitoring as well as developing and adopting a digital archiving system” (EIGS) funded by EU-ZIRA3A and implemented by Cairo Center for Developing Benchmarking (CDB), comprehensive trainings […]
EU-ZIRA3A Programme Delivers First Batch of IT Supplies to Enhance Agricultural Services in Egypt
Sohag, Assiut, and Beni Suef, Egypt – July 7, 2025 The EU Integrated Rural Development Programme for Egypt (EU-ZIRA3A) has successfully delivered its first batch of IT supplies under the Supply Contract titled “Supply of Equipment for Offices, Extension Departments, and Artificial Insemination Centres” in the governorates of Sohag, Assiut, and Beni Suef. This milestone […]
Ongoing Rehabilitation Brings New Life to Beni Suef’s Artificial Insemination Centre
30 June 2025 | Beni Suef Under the EU-ZIRA3A Programme and in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, significant progress has been made in the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Artificial Insemination Center and selected veterinary units across Beni Suef Governorate. These works are part of Tender No.1 under Lot 3 – […]
