Business

Egypt Plans To Increase Cotton Production

Egypt is working towards developing its cotton industry and increasing cotton production, to reinstate its world status. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directives to this effect were issued during a meeting with Egypt's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli, Minister of Agriculture El Sayed Al-Quseir, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Moahmed Abdel-Atti, besides other concerned ministers. To meet the cotton industrial needs, President Sisi directed the state to increase the cultivated areas. He also ordered the government to establish national factories that produce high-quality cotton products at affordable prices for citizens.