Agriculture
During the meeting, the agriculture minister highlighted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives to provide all forms of support to the African countries.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi held a meeting Tuesday with senior officials to follow up on land reclamation projects southern the Nile Valley.
This came during a meeting between the Minister of Trade and Industry, Ahmed Samir, with the President of the African Development Bank Group, on Monday.
Egypt owns several pioneering scientific centers in the agriculture research sphere, affirmed Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister El Sayed el Quseir.
The draft law aims to protect national food security and agricultural land, preserve its fertility, as these violations have direct impact on the national economy, sustainable development and agricultural production.
He praised Egypt's hosting of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27) due in Sharm El Sheikh City in November, saying that the conference reflects Egypt’s role.
Hanifat told MENA that "Egypt now reaps the benefits of this experiment, stressing that his country is keen to cement cooperation with Cairo in the field of agriculture and other domains."
Egypt’s strategic stock of wheat is enough for 6.6 months, Moselhi said, noting that Egypt produces nearly 50% of its wheat needs.
Three new cotton varieties were developed and registered, while Giza 98 variety is underway, bringing the productivity from 8 to 10 quintals per feddan.
The sesame harvest season began in the fields of Sharqia Governorate, amid great joy among farmers and their children, to harvest the golden product, which witnessed an unprecedented turnout from farmers than the previous years.
The spokesperson highlighted that the export season has already begun, and that the amount shipped so far is 4.5 million tons.
The harvest season of rice in Egypt begins in July.
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali al-Moselhy made the statement Wednesday.
Moussa noted that the water to be used in such reclamation endeavors is the outcome of projects implemented to achieve efficiency.
Egypt exports 90 percent of its produce annually with India being the top exporter followed by China and Bangladesh.
The production size already increased in FY2021/2022.
All agricultural crops are affected by climate changes, especially coffee, which has witnessed increase in its prices globally in the recent period.
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) released a report Monday on land reclamation in 2020/2021.
The newly-appointed minister of irrigation and water resources, Hani Sweilam, held Monday a meeting with senior officials at the ministry to discuss under-progress and future plans.
The Ministry also targets to achieve an increase in agricultural production from LE 1.2 trillion expected in 21/2022 to LE 1.37 trillion in the 22/2023 plan.
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