Egypt achieves self-sufficiency in five key commodity groups
via Egypt Today1 min read
Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, announced that Egypt has achieved complete self-sufficiency in five essential commodity groups: fresh milk, table eggs, poultry, rice, and sugar. This accomplishment addresses the food needs of 108 million citizens and approximately 9 million residents, despite various challenges. Farouk also outlined the ministry's future plans to increase self-sufficiency in other crops and products. Efforts are underway to raise the self-sufficiency rate for wheat to 50%, while local corn production has reached 55% of market needs. A timetable has also been set to increase local coverage of red meat to 60%.
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