Egypt’s Food Security in Focus as President Al-Sisi Meets with Army Leaders

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the Egyptian Prime Minister and a large number of officials and generals of the Egyptian army to discuss the most important issue in the country.

Adviser Ahmed Fahmy, spokesman for the President of the Republic, said that during the meeting, the President followed the development of the executive position of the national project of agricultural production and land reclamation in the New Delta as part of the state strategy. to increase the area of ​​agricultural land from the total area of ​​the Republic, as he was informed in this regard of the ongoing efforts to develop infrastructure. The necessary basic machinery and equipment, including modern irrigation methods, hydroelectric stations and agricultural machinery.

The spokesman added that the President of Egypt instructed to continue coordination between interested bodies and sectors to complete the elements and components of this project, continuing to use modern irrigation systems as part of the state policy to rationalize water consumption and increase the efficiency of its use. management, to achieve the desired strategic goal by adding new areas of agricultural land.Egypt, in a way that contributes to the conservation and development of agricultural economic resources, achieve food security and reduce the import gap, and create new urban, agricultural and industrial communities that contribute to absorption of population growth, expanding employment opportunities and increasing incomes of citizens.

Source: RT