116k feddans of the 1.5 mn feddans project was cultivated

Almost 116k feddans of the 1.5 mn feddans project was cultivated in FY2017-18, according to a CAPMAS release. Minya topped the list with 70,000 feddans (accounting for 60.5% of the total cultivated area), followed by Matrouh with 35,000 feddans (30.3%) and El Wadi El Gedid with 10,000 (8.6%). The Egyptian Countryside Development Company announced last month that it was planning to tender 800k feddans of the project this year.