Egypt: Al Sharqia, the largest governorate for cultivation of wheat; the government is betting on the farmer to increase supply

Izzat Al-Aydi, head of the Farmers Syndicate in Sharqia, said in an exclusive statement to "Akhbar Al-Youm Gate" that the union is holding meetings with farmers in the Sharkia governorate, especially since Sharkia is the largest governorate of the republic in cultivating the wheat crop with a total area of about 423,000 acres. He added that this is in implementation of directives Mohamed Al-Aqari, the general captain of farmers, for all subsidiary unions at the republic level, to communicate with the farmers to urge them to supply the largest amount of their production for the wheat crop during the current season to provide subsidized bread for them and the citizens, betting on the patriotism of the Egyptian farmer because he is the only group that has been working silently during the events of January 2011 without Any factional demands, like other social groups. The head of the Farmers Syndicate in Sharqia expected that the current season would witness an increase in the ...