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Al Dahra to launch phase 2 of Toshka project in 2018

Al Dahra to launch phase 2 of Toshka project in 2018
The project will produce 300,000 tonnes of wheat - (Photo Credit: Arabianeye-Reuters)

By: Amr Adel

Dubai - Mubasher: The chief executive government officer of Al Dahra Agricultural Holding, Sulaiman Al Nuamei, said that his company intends to begin working on the second phase of its project to reclaim 70,000 feddans in Toshka in 2018.

Al Nuamei also told Mubasher on the sidelines of the Gulfood 2017 exhibition in Dubai that the 30,000-feddan phase is set to completed, with work on the remaining of the 100,000 feddans set to begin next year.

When completed, the project will produce 300,000 tonnes of wheat, which will add to the compnay’s current wheat production of 40,000 tonnes from the East Owainat project, Al Nuamei explained.

The company also plans to produce other crops, with 20,000 tonnes of fruits and potatoes set to be produced from the projects in East Owainat, Nubariya, and Al- Salheyah.

Al Dahra will continue to expand in the Egyptian market despite current challenges, including the exchange rate fluctuations, Al Nuamei stressed.