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also help fish products retain their natural making it more efficient, sustainable and ability of fish production by monitoring
flavors and aromas. The use of these ad- healthier for everyone involved,” Wakileh and controlling water quality, tempera-
ditives also contributes to the reduction explained. ture, oxygen levels and other parameters
of environmental impacts and harmful ef- There is enormous potential in explor- in real-time. AI-powered aquaculture
fects of climate change. ing new possibilities with AI-powered systems can also help reduce waste by
“Nanotechnology and ICT are allowing aquaculture systems, particularly IT ap- optimizing feed utilization and improv-
us to explore new possibilities with fish plications. This technology can be used to ing disease prevention strategies. When it
additives that were not possible previous- boost aquaculture output and efficiency comes to harnessing this technology for a
ly. These technologies are revolutionizing while minimizing environmental impact. It more efficient, sustainable and profitable
the way we think about food production, can also be used to improve the sustain- aquaculture sector, the possibilities are
limitless.

Crop Production in Egypt

2020 2021
Item Area Area
harvested Flag Yield Flag Production Flag harvested Flag Yield Flag Production Flag
Apples 32450 A 231495 A 751200 A 33942 I 233722 E 793299.26 I
Apricots 3850 A 172156 A 66280 A 4297 I 165332 E 71035.29 I
Artichokes 16550 A 187915 A 311000 A 17141 I 184004 E 315407.93 I
Bananas 31139 A 432577 A 1347000 A 29470 A 436081 E 1285129.3 I
Barley 28871 A 37768 A 109041 A 28959 I 35496 E 102792.94 I
Cabbages 16580 A 285434 A 473250 A 16382 I 297646 E 487610.84 I
Carrots and turnips 7060 A 277054 A 195600 A 7694 I 287681 E 221336.57 I
Cucumbers and 20750 A 213735 A 443500 A 19702 I 219993 E 433440.85 I
gherkins
Dates 50550 A 338516 A 1711200 A 52584 I 332364 E 1747714.7 I
Eggplants (aubergines) 46890 A 272627 A 1278350 A 46801 I 274879 E 1286469.7 I
Figs 35750 A 83762 A 299450 A 39402 I 75757 E 298497.83 I
Grapes 78722 A 150403 A 1184000 A 85240 I 168347 E 1435000 T
Green garlic 18150 A 207769 A 377100 A 16757 I 207811 E 348230.7 I
Lemons and limes 16201 A 232177 A 376150 A 15854 I 227739 E 361049.09 I
Okra 6150 A 142114 A 87400 A 5949 I 138434 E 82354.52 I
Olives 101000 A 95881 A 968400 A 99102 I 98491 E 976062.76 I
Oranges 180087 A 220238 A 3966200 A 129862 I 231014 E 3000000 T
Potatoes 275640 A 215688 A 6786340 A 262706 I 216018 E 6902817 I
Rice 499361 A 19991 E 4804000 A 474494 I 19988 E 4841327.1 I
Sesame seed 45200 A 49446 A 61400 A 29000 T 49185 E 37000 T
Sorghum 153340 A 28852 A 758200 A 155509 I 30000 E 764880.14 I
Soya beans 12623 A 149254 A 36420 A 14000 T 150176 E 42000 T
Spinach 2010 A 370236 A 30000 A 1971 I 374369 E 29605.32 I
Strawberries 11850 A 69076 E 438730 A 12579 I 69068 E 470913.1 I
Sugar beet 141235 A 472572 A 15335972 A 190066 I 963424 E 14826856 I
Sugar cane 217625 A 27157 A 10284350 A 128298 I 31429 E 12360553 E
Sunflower seed 7880 A 276567 A 21400 A 7000 T 297921 E 22000 T
Sweet potatoes 19210 A 214559 E 531285 A 17175 I 214550 E 511682.9 I
Tomatoes 159668 A 30383 E 6493950 A 150109 I 30535 E 6245787.1 I
Watermelons 40850 A 63663 A 1129000 A 44234 I 64537 E 1311299.1 I
A : Official figure, T: Unofficial figure | E : Estimated value, I : Imputed value | Source: FAO Statistical Division 2022
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