- Rooftop farming is a step towards a green and sustainable future

Dr. El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, confirmed that the initiative of the Faculty of Agriculture to exploit the roofs of buildings in the cultivation of vegetables and medicinal and aromatic plants comes within the framework of the strategy of the Ministry of higher education and scientific research, under the supervision of Dr. Mohammed Ayman Ashour, to support the economy and spread environmental awareness, pointing out that the cultivation of roofs contributes to saving food, and also helps to improve air quality and reduce the effects of climate change.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of Assiut University, praised the pioneering initiative launched by the Faculty of Agriculture, under the supervision of Dr. Adel Mohammed Mahmoud, dean of the Faculty of agriculture, stressing that it is a typical experience that reflects the University's vision to achieve sustainable development and enhance food security.

He added that this experience provides an opportunity for young people to start small businesses, and also gives women an effective way to meet their family's food needs, as well as their role in developing children's awareness of the importance of Agriculture, which contributes to building a generation more aware of the environment and sustainability.

The president of the University pointed out the keenness of Assiut University in supporting such initiatives, which achieve economic, health and environmental benefits, and enhance the efforts of the state in achieving food security and reducing the effects of global warming, stressing that the cultivation of roofs represents a step towards a green and sustainable future.

The model of roof cultivation at the College of Agriculture is supervised by Dr. Adel Mahmoud, dean of the College, Dr. Jalal Abdul Fattah al-Saghir, vice dean of the college for community service and Environmental Development, Dr. Mohammed Islam Abdul Nasser, scientific supervisor of roof cultivation at the Greens Department, and agricultural engineer Abed Mustafa Abed.