Egypt Agriculture

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Cotton is the main agricultural production in Egypt. In 1997, it increased in a 7%.
Egyptian farming sector does not stop drawing particular attention of authorities. Egypt leads an encouraging policy of investments to improve foodstuff self-sufficiency.
In terms of irrigation, investments keep rising. In 1997, President Moubarak inaugurated the project for the Nile valley development. This zone (100,000 hectares) which was formerly desert and unexploited, should attract numerous foreign investors since they will be exempted from taxes for 20 years, right from the beginning of the exploitation.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 3,300,000 hectares in Egypt.

Number of farms:

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Wheat	6,564,050	1,050,000	62,515
Rice Paddy	5,996,830	660	90,861
Corn	6,394,830	730	87,6
Potatoes	1,783,640	83	214,896
Watermelons	1,506,960	56	269,1

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Ovine races	4,450,000
Goats	3,300,000
Buffaloes	3,200,000
Cattle	3,180,000
Pigs	29,5

Number of tractors:

90,000

Irrigated land (surface area):

3,206,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
12,176 Tm.	129,896 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

309,576 Tm.