The Minister of Agriculture discusses with the Turkish Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry the promotion of agricultural investment

Agricultural investment comes at the forefront of paths supporting the development of the agricultural sector and enhancing its ability to face increasing challenges, in light of the need to expand the production base, provide production requirements, and develop value chains associated with agricultural activities. With the growing reliance on modern technologies, investment opportunities are expanding to include multiple fields, from agricultural manufacturing and modern irrigation techniques to seed production and the exchange of technical and research expertise, which contributes to raising production efficiency and enhancing the competitiveness of agricultural products.

Investment partnerships in this sector are gaining increasing importance, as they provide opportunities for the flow of capital and the localization of modern technologies.In addition to supporting the private sector and encouraging it to establish new projects that serve the aspirations of agricultural development. This trend constitutes an important foundation for building an agricultural system more capable of achieving food security, enhancing economic growth, and supporting the path of sustainable development, especially the second goal of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which calls for the complete elimination of hunger, by supporting more efficient and sustainable food production systems.

Joint cooperation and promotion of agricultural investment

In light of strengthening investment partnerships in the agricultural sector, Mr. Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, met with a high-level official delegation from the Republic of Turkey headed by Mr. Ahmed Bagci, Turkish Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, to discuss ways to enhance agricultural investment and increase the volume of trade exchange between the two countries.

The meeting was discussedTechnical procedures and licenses and registration of fertilizer and plant nutrition companies, ensuring the flow of production requirements and supporting joint investments in this vital sector, in addition to mechanisms for enhancing agricultural cooperation and trade exchange of agricultural products between the two countries, based on the trade balance between the two countries, which recorded about 6.8 billion dollars during the year 2025.

Facilitating investments and expanding economic activity in the agricultural sector enhances growth opportunities in activities related to it, in a way that supports the eighth goal of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is concerned with providing decent work and achieving economic growth.

Egyptian agricultural products in the Turkish market

The meeting reviewed the increasing growth of Egyptian agricultural exports to the Turkish market, especially Egyptian dates, whichIts exports amounted to about $27.2 million, making Türkiye its third largest destination, in addition to corn, rice, onions, white beans, and strawberries.

For his part, Mr. Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, stressed that the rising growth of Egyptian agricultural exports to the Turkish market reflects the confidence of the Turkish side in the quality of Egyptian products, pointing to the endeavor during the next stage to double the volume of trade exchange and expand the base of mutual crops in a way that serves the common interests of the two countries.

Improving the investment climate and supporting scientific partnerships

The Minister also touched on the Egyptian state’s keenness to improve the investment climate and provide the necessary facilities for businessmen and investors from the two countries to establish promising investment partnerships, stressing that empowering the private sector is an essential pillar for achieving development.Sustainable growth, and driving growth in the agricultural sector and related activities.

The two sides stressed the importance of strengthening scientific and research partnership, exchanging expertise and modern technologies, and providing the Agricultural Research Center with technical expertise in a number of fields related to the agricultural sector, as well as organizing joint training programs for researchers and agricultural experts in the two countries.

Reliance on scientific research, technology transfer, and the development of modern agricultural applications is an embodiment of the ninth goal of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to achieving industrial development and enhancing innovation and infrastructure, by employing innovation to raise the sector’s efficiency and develop its production capabilities.

Supporting agricultural investment to achieve food security

The minister stressed the depth and strength of the historical relations that unitebetween Egypt and Turkey, explaining that this partnership is witnessing a strong start as a culmination of the desire and directives of the political leadership in both countries to raise the level of the strategic partnership, advance economic and agricultural development, and transfer and localize the latest technologies to meet the challenges facing the agricultural sector, in order to achieve food security and sustainable development in the two countries.

In a related context, and following the end of the meeting, an expanded meeting was held under the chairmanship of Engineer Mustafa Al-Sayyad, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, his Turkish counterpart, and a high-level delegation of businessmen and investors from both countries, to discuss mechanisms for overcoming any obstacles to the trade exchange movement.

The meeting also discussed the expansion of establishing new agricultural investment partnerships, especially in the areas of agricultural industrialization, modern irrigation techniques, and seed production, where it was agreed to develop joint frameworks to enhanceThe flow of capital and encourage the private sector to pump more investments that serve the aspirations of the two countries and achieve sustainable food security.

In conclusion, the path of agricultural cooperation proposed with the Republic of Turkey reveals the transformation of agricultural investment into an integrated system in which trade intersects with technology, scientific research, and agricultural manufacturing, and in which production efficiency is linked to the sector’s ability to build more interconnected and competitive value chains. When investment partnerships are integrated with the transfer and localization of modern technologies, the exchange of experiences, and the development of seeds and irrigation techniques, investment becomes a tool for developing the structure of the agricultural sector itself, raising its ability to respond to challenges and transforming productive opportunities into sustainable economic value.

Hence, The Earth Guards Foundation confirms Expanding the base of agricultural partnerships, facilitating the movement of trade, and encouraging the private sector to pump more investments, opens the way for developing new agricultural activities, supporting production, and raising its ability to compete. The combination of investment, technology, and scientific research contributes to building an agricultural sector more capable of achieving food security, creating opportunities for growth, and confronting the challenges posed by economic and environmental variables, making agricultural investment one of the important paths to achieving more sustainable development.