Egypt requires rice farmers to deliver one ton per feddan

STORY: Egypt requires rice farmers to deliver one ton per feddan DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kafr El Sheikh Rice Mill 2. various of pick-ups carrying rice 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): EMAD HABIB, Supply Ministry Undersecretary in Kafr El Sheikh STORYLINE: Some 1.4 million feddans (1 feddan equals to about 0.42 hectares) of rice were planted in Egypt this year, up from 1.1 million feddans last year. The rice harvest season began in September. A price hike in rice was due to unfortunate practices on the part of some barley and rice producers, with some rice mills and traders, who unjustifiably are stocking up on the crops. Therefore, the government has made it mandatory for rice farmers to deliver a certain amount of the crop per feddan cultivated with rice. Farmers failing to deliver can be fined and denied subsidies. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): EMAD HABIB, Supply Ministry Undersecretary in Kafr El Sheikh "This year, rice supply is obligatory

Egypt's new silos receiving 5.6 mln tons of wheat

STORY: Egypt's new silos receiving 5.6 mln tons of wheat DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. A shot of wheat farms 2. Various shots of a piece of equipment used by farmers on a wheat farm 3. Various shots of sacks of wheat 4. Farmers casing wheat 5. Various shots of local wheat being collected (by Egypt's Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade) STORYLINE: Egypt's Agriculture Ministry said on Sunday that new silos are now receiving 5.6 million tons of wheat in a way compatible with wheat storage standards to achieve self-sufficiency of the grain. In TV remarks, the spokesman of the ministry Mohamed el Kersh said the Toshka area is one of the emerging farmlands in Egypt after the government managed to provide new investments it needs especially in the fields of water and electricity. El Kersh added that 220,000 feddans were cultivated with wheat this year, despite some challenges topped by water scarcity. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cai