{"id":3036742,"date":"2025-07-23T07:39:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3036742"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:55:22","slug":"engaging-with-wheat-farmers-in-egypt-part-1-qa-with-dr-ahmed-elkot","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/news\/engaging-with-wheat-farmers-in-egypt-part-1-qa-with-dr-ahmed-elkot\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Engaging with wheat farmers in Egypt: Q&amp;A with Dr Ahmed Elkot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UK-CGIARCentre\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Ahmed Elkot of Agricultural Research Center in Egypt discusses the work the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/uk-cgiar-centre\/wheat-enhancement\/\">UK-CGIAR Centre&#8217;s wheat enhancement project<\/a> is doing in Egypt with wheat farmers. Project teams have been engaging with farmers to identify their preferred wheat traits and understand how these preferences differ based on gender and farm size. 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