New Delta Agriculture Project
Sector: Government • Location: Egypt
Source: Business Insider Africa
The New Delta agriculture project is a large-scale desert restoration effort in Egypt aimed at increasing domestic food production, reducing dependence on imports, and creating over two million new jobs. The project involves reclaiming 2.2 million feddans of desert land, increasing Egypt's cultivated land by nearly 15%. It includes innovative irrigation using treated drainage water transported via
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Government, Water Supply and Storage, Raw Materials, Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Egypt
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Business Insider Africa
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Description | The New Delta agriculture project is a large-scale desert restoration effort in Egypt aimed at increasing domestic food production, reducing dependence on imports, and creating over two million new jobs. The project involves reclaiming 2.2 million feddans of desert land, increasing Egypt's cultivated land by nearly 15%. It includes innovative irrigation using treated drainage water transported via extensive canal and pumping systems, along with investments in land preparation, grain storage facilities, industrial zones, and transportation networks. |
Original sector | Agriculture |
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Sector | Government, Water Supply and Storage, Raw Materials, Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2026-05-21 |
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