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Egypt to reduce rice cultivation area by 32% in 2025 over water shortage

This reduction is primarily due to the recent challenges related to water resources as a result of climate change and unprecedented increase in temperatures, the official said

Labourers transplant rice seedlings in a paddy field in Qalyub, in the El-Kalubia governorate, northeast of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. Picture taken June 1, 2016. To match Interview EGYPT-WHEAT/ REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh – RTSJPT0
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Staff Writer, Arab Finance

The Egyptian government is planning to reduce the area allotted for rice cultivation in the country by around 32% to 750,000 feddans as of May 2025 from 1.1 million feddans in the current season, a government official told Asharq Business.

This reduction is primarily due to the recent challenges related to water resources as a result of climate change and unprecedented increase in temperatures, the official said. This is in addition to the need to rationalization of water consumption.

The official pointed out that the coming season’s crop from the designated area is sufficient for domestic consumption.

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Published Date: September 17, 2024

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