Ahmed Shaaban (Aswan)
Under the patronage of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and with the support of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, Aswan Governorate witnessed yesterday the official opening of the Sixth International Festival of Egyptian Dates organized by the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation. In cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Aswan Governorate, with the participation of 114 exhibitors representing six Arab countries: the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Sudan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and the Arab Republic of Egypt within special pavilions in the Sheraton Park on the banks of the Nile In Aswan, amid a large public presence from various segments of society, in addition to businessmen and companies, they came specifically to see the best Egyptian dates, and to provide the opportunity for farmers and producers to conclude business deals with companies.
The opening was attended by Eng. Ahmed Samir, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Major General Ashraf Attia, Governor of Aswan, Dr. Abdel Wahab Zayed, Secretary General of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, Major General Mohamed Al-Zamlot, Governor of the New Valley, Dr. Hilal Hamid Saed Al Kaabi, Member of the Award’s Board of Trustees, and Sami Al Naqbi. A representative of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Cairo, a number of members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of regional and international organizations and date palm growers.
His Excellency Eng. Ahmed Samir praised the strong historical relations between the United Arab Emirates in support of Arab brothers and sisters everywhere, and added that the ministry is making unremitting efforts to develop the dates sector in Egypt in cooperation with the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, as it has rehabilitated each of the governorate dates complex The New Valley, the Siwa Governmental Date Factory in Matrouh Governorate, the establishment of refrigerated stores for dates in Bahariya Oasis in Giza Governorate, and the rehabilitation of 160 Siwa farms to obtain organic farming certificates. Organizing 5 sessions of the International Festival of Egyptian Dates, supporting the participation of representatives of Egyptian date factories in international fairs and festivals, and preparing a number of technical studies. In cooperation with the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, with the aim of improving quality, productivity and developing the sector, at a cost of about (75 million pounds) borne by the government of the United Arab Emirates.
Sawari Mansour’s operetta
The official opening ceremony of the Sixth International Festival of Egyptian Dates witnessed the screening of the operetta (Sawari Mansour), and the documentary film “Aswan Dates” was shown, which dealt with the economic components and comparative advantages of the governorate, especially in the dates sector. During the opening ceremony, prizes were distributed to the winners of the Egyptian dates competition in its sixth session.
province of gold
Major General Ashraf Attia, Governor of Aswan, said that the organization and launch of the Sixth International Festival of Egyptian Dates in Aswan establishes a new and promising stage for moving from the stage of agriculture and traditional trade in dates to the stage of increasing value-added chains with specialized production, packaging and manufacturing of products suitable for all types of dry and semi-dry dates, such as manufacturing Date powder, date sugar, date vinegar and others.
Goals
Dr. Abdel Wahab Zayed indicated that the General Secretariat of the Award is working within its strategic objectives to develop and develop the infrastructure for the palm cultivation and date production sector at the national, regional and international levels, by organizing a series of date festivals in a number of countries, starting with the United Arab Emirates and the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Republic of Sudan, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the Kingdom of Morocco, and the United States of Mexico next November, in addition to a number of specialized development projects in a number of Arab countries.
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