Egypt: Agriculture of Sheikhs recommends the government submit a plan to expand the olive oil industry

The Senate Agriculture and Irrigation Committee discussed, during its meeting this evening, headed by Engineer Abdel Salam El-Gebaly, the study submitted by Representative Ahmed El-Qanawy on the importance of the olive oil industry as a model for the role of agricultural manufacturing in enhancing the competitiveness of the Egyptian economy. At the beginning of the meeting, Representative Abdel Salam El-Gebaly stressed the importance of the study topic due to its connection to the agricultural manufacturing and export file, which is in line with the state's current plan. Representative Ahmed El-Qenawy reviewed the study's axes, explaining that most of Egypt's olive production comes from table olive strains. He added, we launched an initiative to plant 100 million olive trees, but we do not have a clear strategy for agriculture and olive oil production. He continued, we need to confront climate change through scientific research, and work on moving towards planting pressed olives ...