Egypt aims to produce 70% of local wheat by 2030

Egypt succeeded in increasing the land cultivated with wheat to 3,650,000 feddans in 2023, with an annual increase of 250,000 feddans to raise productivity gradually between 65-70 percent by 2030, said the director of the field crops research institute, Reda Mohamed on Monday.

“It is targeted this year to reach about four million feddans with a total productivity of 12 million tons, which achieves 55 percent of consumption locally,” Mohamed said in televised statements.

Mohamed added to his remarks that this came in light of the expansion of land reclamation through the giant national projects in eastern Owainat, Toshka and the future of Egypt.

In addition to maximising productivity by developing new seed varieties capable of adapting to modern irrigation methods and climatic conditions, the statement added.

These projects also aim to increase the number of pilot fields to 7000 fields in all villages to educate farmers about proper agricultural practices.