Cotton
The ministry noted that more of the crop could be grown but the ministry has set a maximum.
The experience took place in New Valley's Sharq Al Owaynat.
The president statements' came during the inauguration of new Aswan’s Urea and Ammonia Plant.
Egypt increased the cultivated area this year to reach 236,000 feddans. It is the same harvested area in 2019.
Cotton worldwide used to be colored but a mutation occurred turning the specie into white, Mosaad explained.
The government is also working on another large textile enterprise.
In a statement, the ministry said Minister of Public Business Sector Hisham Tawfiq closely followed up the progress of the project to establish the gins in the cities of Zagazig, Kafr El Zayyat and Kafr El Dawwar.
He also ordered the government to establish national factories that produce high-quality cotton products at affordable prices for citizens.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation declared Monday that the initiative will be introduced in Damietta and Kafr Al Sheikh governorates.
CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - Minister of the Public Business Sector Hesham Tawfiq said on Sunday that a plan was in the pipeline in coordination with the agriculture and trade ministries to develop Egypt's cotton industry. The minister made the remarks at
He said that the developed gin in Fayyoum and other new gins would produce pure cotton with special standards to help improve the price of exported cotton.
In a statement, the cabinet media center said it contacted the Ministry of Public Business Sector which denied the news.
CAPMAS said India is the largest importer of Egyptian cotton.
CAPMAS) announced Monday that Egyptian cotton exports in the period between March and May 2019 reached 510,200 metric quintals
Madbouli stressed that the country shows a great interest in developing and supporting the textile sector as well as planting and selling the Egyptian cotton.
The Agency said in its quarterly newsletter for the first quarter of the 2018-2019 agricultural year that total consumption rates of domestic cotton reached 25,700 metric quintals.
Chairman of the Egyptian Cotton Exporters Association Nabil el-Santaricy expected exports of cotton "white gold" to increase to 1.3 million kantars.
He added that the governorate planted a total of 15,000 feddans of corn to be used as fodder.
Minister of Public Business Sector Hisham Tawfik discussed with Agriculture Minister Ezz El-Din Abou Steit on Thursday means to boost the spinning and weaving industry in Egypt and promote the cultivation of short stable cotton.
For the first two months of the monsoon season, rainfall was below average, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
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