Egypt’s single biggest desert agricultural development is the New Valley Project, better known as Toshka ( strictly speaking one of New Valley’s constituent parts), which lies close to the Sudanese border to the west of the Nile, deep in Upper Egypt. Toshka, intended to be a “second Nile Valley”, covers some 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) and is irrigated by a combination of ground...
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Articles & Analysis | Long-term projects create arable tracts from arid land from The Report: Egypt 2014
Articles & Analysis | The expanding citrus industry seeks to add value to output from The Report: Egypt 2014
One of the world’s main producers of oranges, Egypt is also the second-biggest exporter of the fruit. Oranges account for 30% of fruit production and 65% of citrus production, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Adel El Beltagy, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation from The Report: Egypt 2014
What can be done to boost domestic production in line with rising demand for staple commodities?
Articles & Analysis | The sector is poised for significant expansion in the coming years from The Report: South Africa 2014
Despite a decline in agricultural production as a percentage of GDP in the past decade, agriculture remains a key component of South Africa’s economy and one of the country’s largest employers. In the latter capacity, in particular, the sector has been touted as a major contributor to the government’s long-term economic and social development strategy, the National...
Articles & Analysis | Overcoming the divide between commercial and smallholder farmers from The Report: South Africa 2014
In January 2014 Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s president, delivered a speech to a property owners association in Mpumalanga province. “The restoration of land to rightful owners is one of the biggest responsibilities you gave the democratic government,” he said. “We have made a lot of progress, but work still continues.” Land reform – a central pillar of the government’s...
Articles & Analysis | Ensuring long-term food sustainability is a government priority from The Report: South Africa 2014
South Africa is currently one of the most food secure countries in Africa. The nation was ranked second on the continent and 44th in the world in the most recent iteration of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI), which was published in April 2014 and is based on data collected in the first quarter of 2014.