The Minister of Agriculture: The Arab Fertilizer Industry plays a strategic role in supporting the agricultural sector at the regional and global levels
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The Minister of Agriculture: Traditional methods must be reconsidered, thinking outside the box and shift towards more innovative practices & nbsp;
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Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, opened, on behalf of Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, the thirty -first international conference of fertilizers, which is organized by the Arab Fertilizer Federation, headed by Eng. Saad Abu Al -Maati, and in the presence of a number of heads of Arab companies and bodies And international.
& nbsp; It includes 95 Arab and foreign companies from 26 countries from all over the world. , Which require effective responses and providing sustainable solutions, pointing out that the agricultural sector is one of the most affected by climate changes, which are the scarcity of water resources and weather fluctuations that negatively affect the production capacity of agricultural lands, and climate changes are pressures that hinder the growth of the agricultural sector that is considered One of the pillars of the national economy. Healthy and safe for peoples.
& nbsp; Creating quick solutions that guarantee the sustainability of the work of this vital sector for a more prosperous future for our people. Improving the efficiency of the use of natural resources while preserving the environment guarantees the importance of fertilizers as a pivotal factor in improving the properties and fertility of soil and enhancing agricultural production capacity and ensuring their sustainability.
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The minister said that the fertilizer industry Arabic plays a strategic role in supporting the agricultural sector at the regional and global levels as well, by providing basic inputs, and this industry can contribute effectively to improving soil fertility and enhancing strategic crop production, and then raising agricultural production rates, which directly contributes to Achieving food security and supporting sustainable development, and upgrading the level of production in line with future aspirations. , Which confirms the need to enhance local agricultural production by improving the efficiency of natural resources use. Throughout the ages, a basic pillar of its growth and stability, and that, based on this ancient legacy, the Egyptian state continues its commitment to developing the agricultural sector, as it is the cornerstone of developing and supporting the axes of the agricultural system such as the axis It leads to an increase in the productivity of the land and water units, as well as the axis of the horizontal expansion to increase the agricultural area through the implementation of national projects to reclaim and cultivate new lands.
& nbsp; Al -Sisi, the President of the Republic, is witnessing an unprecedented renaissance in the areas of integrated agricultural development and national projects for the reclamation and cultivation of the desert, with the aim of increasing the agricultural area and the optimal benefit from the available natural resources, and enhancing agricultural production in order to achieve food security, in order to enhance the achievement of the sustainable and comprehensive development vision of the Egyptian state to meet the needs The increasing food for current and future generations. Good and sustainable, developing fertilizers in a responsible way and raising the efficiency of fertilizers, nutrients and soil fertilizers, as well as developing agricultural infrastructure, and enhancing the capabilities of small farmers to withstand the challenges of climate change and desertification, and that through this comprehensive approach we can secure a sustainable food future for our region and the world. >
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The minister emphasized that the increased demand for food requires work to increase the growth of the mineral fertilizer industry and nutrients as the main player in maximizing the efficiency of agricultural resources in light of the limitations of these resources, in a way that supports the axis of vertical expansion in lands The old and the horizontal expansion axis through the reclamation and cultivation of new lands.
& nbsp; The task producing fertilizers, as it comes in the first place in the Arab world and the fifth globally among the major countries producing urea fertilizer in a quantity of more than 7.6 million tons annually. The invitation to businessmen from sister Arab countries and foreign friendly countries to invest in the fertilizer industry in the Arab Republic of Egypt, where Egypt has promising investment opportunities and there are other opportunities for partnership and fruitful cooperation with the private sector, and the Egyptian government also provides all forms of support and facilities necessary for investors who want to invest in the industry Fertilizers inside Egypt. The exhibition, met with the exhibitors, who reviewed the latest fertilizer industries using modern and advanced technologies.
