The arable land in Egypt was estimated by the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization as being about 6.02 million feddans (1 feddan=1.038
acres=.42 hectare) in 1987. This was the equivalent of about 0.12 feddan per
capita, one of the lowest in the world. The warm weather, plentiful water, and
exceptionally fertile soil, however, enabled Egyptian farmers to practice
double and multiple cropping, which effectively doubled the arable area.
Nevertheless, the relative scarcity of arable land, coupled with, among other
things, high population growth, made Egypt depend on external sources for about
half of its food supply in the late 1980s.
At that time, businessmen were invited to contribute to economic, social and
agricultural reform through desert reclamation with an aim to increase the
arable land, provide new jobs, and plant new crops that could be exported.
Consequently, Maghraby family took the initiative and acquired 500 acres of
land in the Nobaria area - north of Cairo - in a desert reclaimed area that is
almost 80km distance from Alexandria (the Mediterranean sea-port). Today,
Magrabi Agriculture owns and centrally manages almost 8,500 acres in Egypt
through an integrated food safety and quality management system that complies
with the food industry's international standards.
- Geographical expansion in lower and upper Egypt
- Varietals expansion (early and late varieties)
- Establish MAFA local retail stores for fruits and vegetables
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Mission Statement
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Magrabi Agriculture is committed to meet statutory, legal, customer, and any
other requirements that might be needed to establish and maintain a brand name
of excellence for any and all of its Egyptian fresh produce worldwide.
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