Sponsored by Prof. Dr. Osama Al-Buhairi, Dean of the Institute of Graduate Studies and Agricultural Research in Arid Regions, and Prof. Dr. Ghada Khairallah, Vice Dean of the Institute for Graduate Studies and Research, and Dr. Yasser Al-Jabri, Deputy Institute for Community Service and Environmental Development, and the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ayman Farid Abu Hadid, the Institute is organizing a symposium entitled "The sugar beet crop and its role in achieving self-sufficiency in the sugar commodity", on Tuesday, November 15, at 11 am in the Institute's discussion room, and Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Abdel Hadi, Assistant Professor of Crops, Department of Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University.