On Sunday 22st January 2017, Prof. Mohammed Kenawy- President of Mansoura University- and Prof. Zaki Zidan -Vice President for community service and environmental development affairs, held a meeting to discuss the submitted project by the Faculty of Agriculture to produce a healthy bread of barley flour. The meeting was attended by Prof. Yasser M. El-Hadidi- Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Prof. Mohamed T. Shalaby - a Professor of food technology and one of the supervisors of the project, and Dr. Alzahraa Mahmoud - lecturer of food technology and the responsible researcher of the project.

The project results indicated the feasibility of producing barley bread in which barley flour replaced wheat flour up to 85% and 100% with acceptable loaf quality. The importance of the project is two-fold; producing more healthy bread with less proportion of wheat flour.

Prof. Kenawy emphasized the importance the project as it comes within the university's strategy of utilizing the scientific research for enhancing community’s service and promoting public health.