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Egypt’s agri exports increase by 600 tonnes in under a year

Egypt's agricultural exports totaled over 5.2 million tonnes from January to November 2021, with citrus being the largest exported commodity. The country is the world's largest supplier of citrus fruits

by Lucinda Dordley
30th December 2021
Egypt's agricultural exports have increased, much to the pleasure of its minister of agriculture. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Egypt's agricultural exports have increased significantly, much to the pleasure of its minister of agriculture. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

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According to Egypt’s ministry of agriculture and land reclamation, Egypt’s agricultural exports totaled over 5.2 million tonnes from January to November 2021. It is up by about 600 tonnes from the same time the previous year.

Egypt exports 350 different agricultural goods to over 150 nations across the world. Citrus, potatoes, onions, strawberries, pomegranates, potatoes, beans, beets, guavas, peppers, mangoes, garlic, grapes and watermelons were among Egypt’s agricultural exports.

Citrus was the largest exported commodity, with 1.8 million tonnes, followed by potatoes with 620 769 tonnes, according to the minister of agriculture and land reclamation Sayyed Quseir.

Egyptian minister of agriculture Sayyed Quseir announced that the country's export revenue has increased substantially in 2021. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
Egyptian minister of agriculture Sayyed Quseir announced that the country’s export revenue has increased substantially in 2021. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Egypt is the world’s largest supplier of citrus fruits. Oranges account for over 80% of Egypt’s total citrus production.

The Egyptian agriculture ministry has devised a strategy based on three primary axes to boost agricultural exports: creating new markets in new countries, checking quality and raising farmer awareness.

In order to produce a complete digital map of export farms, the ministry also plans to implement a new system for automating and coding farms across the country.

With the use of the most sophisticated technology, such as elevating the coordinates of farms using GPS, this digital map gives a full database on farms.

Technical guidelines for appropriate agricultural practices, as well as unique requirements for nations importing Egyptian agricultural goods, are also available through the system.

ALSO READ: 5 Agriculture trends on World Bank radar in 2021

Lucinda Dordley

Words and people: these have been Lucinda's only two passions from a very young age. As soon as she found out that journalism was the perfect marriage of the two, she knew it was what she had to be. She has worked in many spheres within journalism, including crime and human interest news, lifestyle, and tech for publications such as The Cape Argus, Fairlady Magazine, Cape Town Etc, Getaway Magazine and Popular Mechanics. In her spare time, she can be found with a book in hand or chatting to someone to find out what their story is.

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