New Delta project a ‘big shift,’ represents 30% of Old Delta: Report

CAIRO – 29 July 2021: A report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation revealed that the state has spent hundreds of billions of pounds on the infrastructure, with the major New Delta project coming atop.

The project aims to develop 2.2 million acres, which represents 30 percent of the old Delta, and is a major leap for the new republic.  

The report indicated that the area targeted for cultivation is one million feddans at a cost of about 300 billion pounds, and the rest of the area are integrated projects rely on groundwater and treated agricultural drainage water to confront the problem of water poverty.

The project is a model and an integrated development project of strategic importance to achieve food security for the Egyptian people, as it includes the establishment of new agricultural and urban communities, and industrial complexes based on agricultural production, in addition to providing thousands of new job opportunities for young people and investors.

The report added that the project aims to achieve food security to meet the challenges of population growth and reduce the bill for importing strategic goods, especially amid Corona pandemic.

It is noteworthy that the gigantic national project for agricultural production, "The New Delta", aims to increase the agricultural area in Egypt along the Dabaa axis by one million feddans in its early stages.