• Egyptian farmers collect potatoes in a field in Banha, Qalyubia, Egypt, 11 May 2023. The Egyptian agriculture ministry has announced in a report that the country exported 871 thousand tons of potatoes in 2022. EPA / KHALED ELFIQI
    Egyptian farmers collect potatoes in a field in Banha, Qalyubia, Egypt, 11 May 2023. The Egyptian agriculture ministry has announced in a report that the country exported 871 thousand tons of potatoes in 2022. EPA / KHALED ELFIQI
  • The Egyptian Agriculture Ministry aaid 871 thousand tonnes of potatoes were exported in 2022
    The Egyptian Agriculture Ministry aaid 871 thousand tonnes of potatoes were exported in 2022
  • Qalyubia's fertile fields lie in the Nile Delta, north of Cairo
    Qalyubia's fertile fields lie in the Nile Delta, north of Cairo
  • Potatoes are a main crop in the region
    Potatoes are a main crop in the region
  • Potatoes unearthed in Qalyubia
    Potatoes unearthed in Qalyubia
  • The potatoes are collected in crates
    The potatoes are collected in crates
  • Agriculture provides work for many in the region
    Agriculture provides work for many in the region

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Egyptian farmers harvest potatoes as exports surge - in pictures

Country exported 871 thousand tonnes in 2022, says agriculture ministry

The National

May 13, 2023

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Updated: May 13, 2023, 9:00 AM
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