QALYUBIA, Egypt, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Islam Ezz, a farmer in Qalyubia governorate north of Cairo, has an unprecedented yield in his wheat fields this year.
"Wheat cultivation is beaming this season thanks to the new seeds we obtained from the research institute affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture," Ezz told Xinhua, noting that the yield per feddan (about 0.42 hectares) this year has reached nearly 14 ardebs (about 2,100 kg), a more than 16-percent increase from last year.
