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Toshka Farm Project

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi went on a tour of inspection of a number of development projects in Toshka, including date, wheat and grape farms, as well as sheep farms, where he reviewed the implementation status of these projects and the latest developments of the work.


His excellency met with a number of engineers and employees of these mega projects, which aim to develop the South Valley and establish new integrated communities parallel to the Nile Valley that are based on agricultural activity, food industries and the rest of the various industries and urban activities.


Toshka farm area is about 60,000 feddans, the largest farm in Egypt. It is mainly irrigated from Toshka canal through a pumping station with 7 pumps to supply about 7,000 cubic meters of water per hour. As for the date farm in Toshka, 40,000 acres were allocated for the cultivation of high-quality date with a total of 2.5 million palm trees with the aim of placing Egypt on the world map for the production and export of dates. This aims to put Egypt on the international map of date production and export. 20 thousand acres of Toshka farm were allocated for the cultivation of strategic crops, such as corn and wheat, in addition to 200 acres allocated for the grape farm, out of the total area of 300 thousand acres that were cultivated by the National Company for the Reclamation and Cultivation of land at the level of the Republic. Moreover, the investment value of the farm is to be maximized through breeding and producing thousands of sheep livestock.


President El-Sisi praised the efforts exerted by the implementers of Toshka farm projects, stressing that the Egyptian people appreciate these efforts that are in favor of accomplishing these mega projects according as scheduled, pointing out to the positive impact of these projects on the path of achieving comprehensive development and providing a decent life and a better future for the Egyptian people.

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Mar 2019

Toshka Farm Project

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi went on a tour of inspection of a number of development projects in Toshka, including date, wheat and grape farms, as well as sheep farms, where he reviewed the implementation status of these projects and the latest developments of the work.


His excellency met with a number of engineers and employees of these mega projects, which aim to develop the South Valley and establish new integrated communities parallel to the Nile Valley that are based on agricultural activity, food industries and the rest of the various industries and urban activities.


Toshka farm area is about 60,000 feddans, the largest farm in Egypt. It is mainly irrigated from Toshka canal through a pumping station with 7 pumps to supply about 7,000 cubic meters of water per hour. As for the date farm in Toshka, 40,000 acres were allocated for the cultivation of high-quality date with a total of 2.5 million palm trees with the aim of placing Egypt on the world map for the production and export of dates. This aims to put Egypt on the international map of date production and export. 20 thousand acres of Toshka farm were allocated for the cultivation of strategic crops, such as corn and wheat, in addition to 200 acres allocated for the grape farm, out of the total area of 300 thousand acres that were cultivated by the National Company for the Reclamation and Cultivation of land at the level of the Republic. Moreover, the investment value of the farm is to be maximized through breeding and producing thousands of sheep livestock.


President El-Sisi praised the efforts exerted by the implementers of Toshka farm projects, stressing that the Egyptian people appreciate these efforts that are in favor of accomplishing these mega projects according as scheduled, pointing out to the positive impact of these projects on the path of achieving comprehensive development and providing a decent life and a better future for the Egyptian people.

  • Projects Objectives

- Putting Egypt on the world map for the production and export of dates
- Closing the food gap by increasing the agricultural area
- Maximizing the revenue of available resources
- Increasing agricultural exports which helps to reduce the deficit in the balance of trade
- Providing employment opportunities for many young people, especially in Upper Egypt
- Encouraging the reconstruction, housing and development of these areas and reducing human pressure on the Nile Valley and Delta