National Projects in Integrated Animal Production Field

According to the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in the framework of the state’s efforts to develop animal wealth and maximize its products and in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, the National Service Products Organization has planned to implement several integrated projects in this field and complementary activities related to them. These projects are represented in the establishment of several farms for breeding and stall-feeding cattle and other farms for raising livestock for dairy production and the creation of modern integrated automatic abattoirs in addition to factories for various dairy and meat. This is done in pursuit of the following:

• Contributing with the specialized state agencies to reducing the food gap regarding one of the most important sources of protein and providing them in large quantities, high quality and appropriate prices.
• Reducing the import rates of some important food items, such as meat, poultry, and some dairy products.
• Contributing to the implementation of productive projects that support comprehensive development plans in Egypt and enhance their national security, especially food security for citizens.
• Achieving mutual complementarity between the activities of the diversified National Service Products Organization, such as agricultural production projects, feed factories, animal production projects and dairy factories. This aims to cover investments return and reduce the costs of the final products.
• Providing many job opportunities that are suitable for all specialties and qualifications.

Implementing new projects for animal and dairy production in Egypt is of a great importance. The organization has implemented several projects in several locations that contribute to developing livestock and its various products and maximizing the return from it. These projects are represented in the integrated animal production complex in Yousuf El-Siddiq city in Fayoum on an area of 485 feddans. It includes 3 farms for farms for breeding and stall-feeding cattle with a total capacity of 18 thousand animals and automatic abattoirs consisting of 2 lines. It was constructed according to the latest international regulations and all health and environmental requirements. There is a factory Among these projects also for preparing and packing various meat products, a factory for producing packed corned beef and an outlet for selling food commodities on an area of 1,000 square meters.

In this complex, the largest scientific center for veterinary research and training has been established on an area of 13 thousand square meters and includes a group of equipped lecture halls and laboratories. Also, coordination has been made with some colleges of veterinary medicine to take advantage of the center’s distinguished capabilities in the educational process. Through video conference, 4 animal production complexes were opened in Nubaria with a total capacity of 40,000 livestock. The projects that were opened today provided more than 4,200 new direct job opportunities for young people in various specialties.