At the Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, and under the patronage of Prof. Essawy Qassem Mahmoud, Faculty Dean, and Prof. Amgad El-Gamal, Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research, and hosted by the Department of Agricultural Economics headed by Prof. Abdel Baqi Moussa El-Shaib, Professor of Agricultural Economics, the public defense of the PhD dissertation submitted by researcher Lamiaa Ibrahim Shaaban El-Refaee was held on Monday, 2 February 2026.

   The dissertation was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD degree in Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics, in the specialization of Agricultural Economics.

Dissertation Title:

Economics and Marketing of the Major Cereal Crops in Egypt

Supervisory Committee:

• Prof. Mohamed Gaber Amer, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University

• Prof. Abdel Baqi Moussa El-Shaib, Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University

• Prof. Rania Ahmed Mohamed, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University

Discussion and Judgement Committee:

• Prof. Roshdy Shawky El-Adawy, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr El-Sheikh University (External Examiner)

• Prof. Mohamed Gaber Amer, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University (Representative of the Supervisory Committee)

• Prof. Abdel Baqi Moussa El-Shaib, Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University (Representative of the Supervisory Committee and Chairperson)

• Prof. Amira Mostafa Hamza, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University (Internal Examiner)

   The committee thoroughly discussed the content of the dissertation, and the researcher successfully answered all questions posed. The committee commended the dissertation for its excellence in content and value and recommended awarding the researcher the PhD degree in Agricultural Sciences (Agricultural Economics).

2/4/2026