Egypt's population to exceed 158 million in 2050: report

STORY: Egypt's population to exceed 158 million in 2050: report DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the Egyptian cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center 2. various shots of people walking in a street STORYLINE: Data from the Egyptian cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) highlighted on Sunday a report which indicated that the population of Egypt is expected to hit 158.8 million in 2050, up from 109.3 million in 2021. The report, published by local media Youm7, referred that the large population growth is attributed to high fertility rates (3.2), which is the fourth highest fertility rate in the Middle East and North Africa. Government officials have said that the country will need to increase its spending on infrastructure projects and development over the coming 30 years to accommodate the expected growth. In recent years, Egypt has launched several campaigns and programs to curb population growth, spending

Egypt's supply ministry on rice supply

STORY: Egypt's supply ministry on rice supply DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade 2. various of Ali al-Moselhy, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, speaking in a press conference 3. various of farmers working in the field 4. various of people delivering rice bags 5. various of foods for sale in a store STORYLINE: The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade in Egypt offered large quantities of white rice at outlets for 14.5 Egyptian pounds per kilogram, as well as subsidized rice at 10.5 pounds. According to a news report published by local media Youm7 on Saturday, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali al-Moselhy emphasized that each farmer who owns a crop of rice and barley produced locally this season must hand over a ton for each acre to the marketing authorities. A few days ago, the minister told President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in a meeting that Egypt's strategic reserves of rice, wheat, su