President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has
reviewed the scene of the availability of basic food commodities nationwide and
the crop yield projections for the current cultivation season.
The review meeting was called within the framework of the state’s advance planning to maintain the country’s strategic reserves of all basic food commodities, taking into consideration the ongoing world food crisis, Presidency Spokesman Ambassador Bassam Radi said.
Attending the meeting were Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali el-Moselhi and Director of the Armed Forces’ National Service Projects Organization Walid Abul-Magd.
During the meeting, President Sisi was briefed on the status of the strategic stocks of basic food commodities nationwide, Spokesman Radi said, adding that Supply Minister Moselhi made a presentation outlining the strategic stocks of wheat, sugar, corn, oil and rice.
Reserves of such commodities suffice for a period of 4 to 6 months, Minister Moselhi said, adding that the existing stock of fresh meat and poultry suffices for a full year.
In directives following the briefing, President Sisi called for ensuring the continuity of the state’s strategic stocks of basic food commodities, as well as maximizing the added value of storing them in the chain of strategic silos that had been established across the country in order to maintain the stability of the food security through fulfilling people’s needs in suitable quantities, Spokesman Radi said.
The briefing also included the status of citrus and corn cultivation, in addition to the livestock farm production with the use of the highest breeds and the output of poultry and fish farming facilities, the spokesman said.
Source: The Egyptian Gazette
