Agriculture: Coffee cultivation in Egypt is still within the framework of research experiments

Published Apr 24, 2024

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Egypt's Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Mr. Al-Quseir, has directed the Agricultural Research Center to conduct trials on growing coffee, capitalizing on recent climate changes. This decision aims to explore the cultivation of tropical crops in Egypt, previously deemed unfeasible due to the country's climate. The research will assess the quality, economic viability, and adaptability of the coffee cultivation to climate change. The Minister emphasizes the importance of applied research in enhancing agricultural productivity, conserving natural resources, and combating climate change. He also stresses the necessity of keeping experimental results private until approved.

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Dr. Adel Abdel Azim, head of the Agricultural Research Center, said that the center had previously conducted several research experiments on growing coffee in Egypt, but they did not achieve tangible results due to the unsuitability of Egyptian climatic conditions for growing coffee that matures in tropical climates. He added that after the change in climate conditions over the past two years, Mr. Al-Quseir directed the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation to repeat experiments on growing crops that had not been grown before due to climate changes, including coffee and some other tropical crops. Abdel Azim added that due to recent climate changes, coffee trees began to bear fruit, noting that the Minister of Agriculture met today with the research team to experiment with coffee cultivation and directed to conduct more applied experiments in light of the new climate changes. He also directed to analyze the quality characteristics and study the economic feasibility of ...

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