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Officials launch date-industry and crafts projects in Egypt's New Valley
October 11, 2026 at 08:27 AM
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Egyptian officials inaugurated food-industry, date-support, and crafts projects across New Valley governorate during an inspection tour on Sunday.
- The officials opened the Zamat date-protection sack factory in Kharga, with capacity of 1.5 million sacks annually and 60 direct jobs.
- They laid foundation stones for dates and cold-storage complexes in Dakhla and Kharga, 50-feddan facilities built with South Egypt Development Authority and private-sector partnership.
- Awad announced the Dakhla complex will house a date processing and packaging plant and 10,000 tons of cold storage, serving as the nucleus of a dates exchange.
- The officials opened a crafts complex in Marzouq village, Balat, comprising 10 craft units on 1,000 square meters.





