Agriculture Minister outlines food security, sustainable development initiatives in Egypt
Updated 10/21/2024 12:58:00 PM
Arab Finance: Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk presented the ministry’s initiatives to bolster food security and achieve sustainable development during a general session of the House of Representatives, as per a statement.
The session, led by Speaker of the Parliament Hanfy El-Gebaly, highlighted the government’s efforts to support land reclamation and develop desert areas to expand the country's agricultural capacity.
Farouk emphasized that these initiatives are integral to increasing the crop area and improving self-sufficiency in strategic crops.
He noted that new agricultural urban communities are being established, which not only expand the agricultural sector but also create job opportunities and open new investment avenues.
With the continued backing of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Egypt has reclaimed over 2 million feddans of desert land in the past five years, with a goal to reach 4 million feddans through national horizontal expansion projects.
Key projects include Egypt's Future for Sustainable Development in the New Delta, covering 2.2 million feddans, North and Central Sinai with 456,000 feddans, Sanabel Sono in Aswan with 650,000 feddans, the New Egyptian Countryside Development Project with 1.5 million feddans, and the Toshka El Khair Project, covering 1.1 million feddans, among others.
In response to limited freshwater resources, Farouk outlined the government's efforts to treat and recycle agricultural drainage water.
Major infrastructure projects such as the Bahr El-Baqar station with a capacity of 5.6 million cubic meters per day, El-Mahsama station with a capacity of 1.2 million cubic meters per day, and the New Delta station with a capacity of 7.5 million cubic meters per day have been launched to provide irrigation water.
Additionally, modern irrigation systems and water conservation techniques have been implemented to maximize efficiency.
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