Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated the wheat harvest season along with a number of crops yesterday.
Egypt needs more agricultural research to produce high-quality crops meeting international standards, the president said during the inauguration.
"We are happy to fulfil dreams that have been aspired to for years," El-Sisi said, adding that challenges had hindered progress.
He stated that it was also important to attract investors to new parts of the country, and to increase the population density in the new residential communities.
Furthermore, the president stressed that experts had to conduct research and studies to increase Egypt’s agricultural production in a way that meets market needs.
El-Sisi added that the infrastructure necessary for cultivation has been completed and that henceforward businessmen and investors can invest in agriculture.
During the inauguration, the Minister of Agriculture El-Sayed El-Quseir updated the president on a sunflower cultivation project that aims to increase Egypt's production of sunflower oil.
El-Sisi affirmed that following the cultivation of those lands Egypt will grow one million tons of wheat using modern irrigation systems.
He stressed the importance of water conservation and its efficient use in agriculture according to modern standards.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
