Agriculture
Egypt is the world's largest wheat importer.
In statements to MENA on Sunday, Qirsh said the ministry with all its affiliated bodies is working on putting into effect the ministerial decision regulating quality standards.
The project targets reclaiming 500,000 feddans (one feddan equal to 1.03 acres) along the Dabaa Corridor road, northwestern Egypt.
"The average production per feddan of wheat is 2.7 tons, noting that what has actually been cultivated so far is about 3 million feddans.
Work is underway on 7,000 kilometers of canals, Madbouli said during a video conference meeting with a number of ministers on Thursday.
Egypt has exported 4.8 million tons of agricultural products since January.
A ceremony was held to celebrate the conclusion of the Support to Agricultural SME's Project (SASME) displaying funding and training provided.
That is since the beginning of 2020 until November 4.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi asked the prime minister and the minister of agriculture to expand the scope of a water and agricultural project well into the Western Desert in cooperation with the International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Onion is the third most exported crop by Egypt following citrus and potato, respectively.
They agreed on forming joint committees of officials and specialists from both ministries to follow up the Egyptian farms in Africa.
The ministry had established 731 sites - located in six governorates - where the straw is piled up.
This success is due to efforts of the state and agricultural investment companies, which confirm the solidity and strength of the sector and the great capabilities it possesses for production and stable growth under all circumstances and variables.
At a meeting of the agricultural exports council, he added that increasing agricultural exports will save more hard currency for Egypt.
In three years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation issued tens of thousands of licenses for cattle, poultry, and dairy farms.
Egypt is the world's top exporter of oranges for two years in a row.
Amidst an impeding global recession, several funding programs aim to serve investors in the agrarian industry.
The Minister reviewed Egypt’s agricultural development projects in cooperation with IFAD, saying that a total of 13 projects have been funded by the IFAD at a cost of $830 million, including 10 completed projects and three ongoing ones
The state will not demolish a building inhabited by the citizens.
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation issued its weekly report, citing that the country has collected and recycled 787,874 tons of rice straw.
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