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Egypt\u2019s Siwa Oasis is the world\u2019s biggest producer of dates, accounting for approximately 84,000 tonnes of the country\u2019s annual date production of 1.5 mn tonnes, Agricultural Economics professor at Cairo University Gamal Seyam tells Anadolu Agency<\/a>. According to Seyam, these dates are usually not exported due to \u201cthe poor quality of dates, challenges facing exports and neglecting the development of the palm sector.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt\u2019s Siwa Oasis is the world\u2019s biggest producer of dates, accounting for approximately 84,000 tonnes of the country\u2019s annual date production of 1.5 mn tonnes, Agricultural Economics professor at Cairo University Gamal Seyam tells Anadolu Agency. 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