Climate
Sahara 2026 opens as Egyptian ministers detail water, farm investment plans
September 22, 2026 at 03:27 PM
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MAMasrawy
وزير الري: محطات معالجة المياه تضيف 4.8 مليار متر مكعب سنويًا | مصراوي
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MAMasrawy
وزير الزراعة: نستهدف زيادة الإنتاجية بنسبة تصل إلى 20% بالميكنة الحديث | مصراوي
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MAMasrawy
وزير الزراعة يفتتح معرض صحارى 2026 ويؤكد: منصة لتعزيز الاستثمار ونقل التكنولوجيا
(opens the publisher’s site)Egypt opened the 38th Sahara agricultural exhibition, where ministers laid out falling per-capita water supplies, treatment capacity and fertilizer investment plans.
- Agriculture Minister Alaa Farouk opened the 38th Sahara exhibition on behalf of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, with 550 companies from 30 countries taking part.
- Water Minister Hani Sweilam said Egypt's per-capita water share has dropped to about 472 cubic meters a year from roughly 2,000 in the 1960s.
- Sweilam said the New Delta, Bahr al-Baqar and Mahsama treatment plants add about 4.8 billion cubic meters of treated water annually.
- Export council official Mustafa al-Habli said $3 billion in new phosphate fertilizer investments are expected to boost output by 2–3 million tons a year.
- Agriculture Minister Alaa Farouk said the ministry targets raising productivity by up to 20% through modern mechanization, aiming for 5,000 machines by end-2027.