Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli highlighted the unprecedented progress Egypt achieved in localising food industries and processing agricultural crops.
He pointed to the ongoing efforts to attract both domestic and foreign investments, which boost the country’s export capacity, enhance its competitiveness in global markets and create more job opportunities across various governorates.
The remarks came during Madbouli’s visit on Saturday to the industrial zone in Minya, where Madbouli and his accompanying delegation inspected the united company for drying agricultural crops (UD Crops).
This visit is part of his extended tour in the governorate to stand on several service and development projects.
For his part, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel el Wazir said that Minya governorate is distinguished by the availability of raw materials and promising investment opportunities in the food industry, particularly in exporting dried agricultural products.
He asserted the state’s commitment to promoting these industries to increase the added value of these products.
Minya Governor Emad Kedwani highlighted that Minya is a leading agricultural governorate, particularly renowned for exporting dried crops such as onions, garlic and tomatoes.
He also highlighted Minya’s strong competitiveness in global markets, especially in Europe and the US.
During the tour, Madbouli observed the various stages of production inside the factory, including washing, cutting, drying, sorting and packaging of the final product.
He examined several samples of the finished products and praised their quality.
Madbouli was briefed by the company’s CEO Jonathan Hany who explained that the factory spans a total area of 24,000 square meters.
Hany added that the factory specializes in drying agricultural crops, including onions, garlic, okra, peppers and tomatoes.
The facility currently operates three production lines with a total investment of $30 million, he said.
