The main policy followed by Egyptian governments is to increase agriculture production had been that of reclaiming and irrigating new expanses of land.
It’s economy has relied heavily on the agricultural sector to meet the population’s demand, concentrated almost exclusively on the fertile Nile Delta region.
Nearly all of Egypt’s agricultural production takes place in some 2.5 million hectares of the area.
Farming in the Nile valley has been an essential activity for 6000 year. It remains very important in Egypt today, although its role is depending compared to many other industries.
Cotton, rice, wheat, corn, sugarcane, sugar beets onions and beans are the principal crops.
Egypt is a desert country, and with the exception of a narrow stretch of Mediterranean coastline west of Alexandria is it is almost without rainfall, therefore almost all cultivated land needs to be irrigated by the Nile.
Farming provides for the livehood of around 55% of the population and employs about 34% of the total Egyptian labor force.
Agriculture in Egypt
