Romania can support Egypt with its expertise in the area of irrigation and research, so that farmers in both countries can become more competitive on the market and develop further, says Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Florin Barbu.

According to a press release sent to AGERPRES, on Wednesday, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Florin Barbu signed with his Egyptian counterpart, Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Improvement, an Action Plan based on the Memorandum of Understanding in the area of agriculture between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania and the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Improvement of the Arab Republic of Egypt, initialed in 2017.

It aims to develop and encourage economic, scientific and technical cooperation between the two ministries, research centres and other organisations working in the area of agriculture.

„I had very constructive discussions with my Egyptian counterpart in yesterday’s meeting at the MADR [Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry] headquarters. In terms of technological equipment, Egypt is interested in purchasing agricultural machinery from Romanian producers, given that small farms predominate in Egypt. Equally, there are Egyptian companies that can come to Romania to invest in the processing of primary production in order to produce animal fodder, and sunflower hybrids that we are using are of interest to the Egyptian partners, with the objective of increasing the yield of this crop. Romania can also support Egypt through its expertise in the area of irrigation and research, so that farmers in both countries can become more competitive on the market and develop further,” Florin Barbu is quoted in the release as saying.

AGERPRES