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Egypt

Egypt’s agriculture: record-breaking exports

Minister of Agriculture and Land Recla- Project with LE 8 billion, benefiting around
mation, El Sayed El Qusair, announced the 43,000 beneficiaries and a total of 500,000
addition of over 3.5 million feddans of ag- heads of cattle.
ricultural land through desert reclamation.
The ministry implemented free veteri-
These areas are distributed across vari- nary convoys to treat cattle in around 3,680
ous projects, including the Toshka Al-Khair veterinary convoys in all Egyptian villages,
project covering 1.1 million feddans, the providing treatment for over 2.3 million
New Delta Giant project spanning 2.2 mil- heads. Additionally, 281 dairy collection
lion feddans aimed at cultivating 350,000 centers were developed within 826 cen-
feddans in Mostakbal Misr, the develop- ters, and 41 new centers were established
ment project in North and Central Sinai build strategic reserves for a relatively lon- under the Presidential Initiative “Decent
covering 456,000 feddans, and the reha- ger period. Life.”
bilitation of the Egyptian countryside de-
velopment project covering 1.5 million Agricultural Exports Improving Per-feddan
feddans over the past ten years.
There has been a breakthrough in fresh Productivity
New Lands in Upper agricultural exports in 2023, exceeding In the context of improving per-acre
7 million tons, an unprecedented figure
Egypt in the history of Egyptian agricultural ex- productivity, 60 varieties and hybrids were
ports. Integrated animal production proj- developed in the last three years alone for
Additionally, lands in Upper Egypt and ects were launched in El-Sadat, Fayoum, crops such as wheat, barley, maize, rice,
the New Valley were reclaimed, amounting Wadi El Natrun, and El-Hamam, along with local beans, oil crops, and fodder crops to
to 650,000 feddans. The Egyptian state en- significant projects in fish wealth in Ga- enhance per-acre productivity.
sures its water needs from various sources, luon, El-Fayrouz, the Suez Canal, and the The percentage of approved wheat
investing billions in the face of water scar- Deba Triangle. seeds increased from 40 percent in pre-
city. Key projects include the Burullus sta- vious years to 70 percent, rising for the
tions (5.6 million m3/day), El-Mahsama The national project for lake develop- first time to 100 percent in the last season
(1.3 million m3/day), and El-Hamam (7.5 ment was launched, establishing numer- (2023/2024). Around 250,000 tons of ap-
million m3/day). Desalination of seawater ous marine fish seed hatcheries and en- proved seeds were produced, and there
is also emphasized, coupled with the adop- hancing freshwater hatcheries to increase was an expansion in the production of ap-
tion of modern irrigation systems to con- productivity and supply the required seed proved seeds for rice and maize. Addition-
serve water. for the Nile River. Additionally, 21 sites for
sea cage aquaculture were offered in the ally, for the first time, there was an expan-
The minister highlighted Egypt’s adop- Mediterranean and Red Seas through the sion in the production of approved seeds
tion of vertical expansion projects, aiming Investment Authority. for soybeans, sunflowers, and other crops.
to increase productivity, improve agricul-
tural practices, develop climate-adaptive Self-Sufficiency
varieties, increase reliance on approved ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
and enhanced seeds, and map out stra- Egypt achieved self-sufficiency in sev-
tegic crop varieties. Additionally, the na- eral crop categories, including vegetables
tional project for agricultural greenhouses and fruits, with surplus for export. The pro- Agricultural Technology Mid-
covering 100,000 feddans is being imple- ductivity gap for other crops like wheat,
mented. maize, and beans has narrowed. dle East Co…...........................6
Contract Farming Currently, 332 centralized agricultural Arab Agriculture..................…9
service centers are being established in
For the first time, the ministry imple- targeted governorates across 20 gover- Arab World Agribusiness…...5
mented a contract farming system by an- norates, with a total cost exceeding LE 2
nouncing prices before cultivation for billion. These centers include 996 units, in-
eight strategic crops, including wheat, sug- cluding veterinary units, advisory centers, FrigorTec GmbH..................…2
ar cane, sugar beet, soybeans, white and agricultural associations, and dairy collec-
yellow maize, sunflower, and cotton. tion centers. Marel .... Inside Cover (English)
The state took more stringent measures Supported Fertilizers
to secure strategic commodity stocks by Pfeuffer GmbH.....................….1
expanding storage capacities through the The minister stated that over the past
National Silos Project, increasing storage three years, more than 8 million tons of sup- PRECOFERT.........................…3
capacity to over 3.5 million tons. ported fertilizers were distributed through
The ministry collaborates with relevant cooperative associations, the public, and Saudi Agriculture….................7
ministries to diversify trading partners by the Egyptian Agricultural Bank, with sup-
expanding sources of strategic crop im- port exceeding LE 40 billion. Saudi Agriculture .....................
ports such as wheat, maize, and oil crops, National programs and projects were
with 22 wheat sources identified. This strat- implemented to support small farmers
egy enables Egypt to meet its needs and and breeders, such as the National Cattle .............Inside Cover (Arabic)
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