Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty with FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu during their meeting. Photo courtesy of Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
A Foreign Ministry statement said technical cooperation between FAO and Egyptian authorities is already underway to complete the project’s feasibility study. Abdelatty met the FAO chief on the sidelines of the third Global Conference of FAO Representatives, held in Egypt.
During the meeting, Abdelatty noted Egypt’s long-standing partnership with FAO and highlighted national efforts under Egypt Vision 2030 to improve food security, including updates to the sustainable agricultural development strategy, the national food strategy, and programmes targeting vulnerable groups, such as the Decent Life initiative.
He also pointed to the cooperation framework between the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) and FAO, established through a January 2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at supporting sustainable development in African countries, particularly in agricultural transformation and strengthening food supply-chain resilience.
Abdelatty said Egypt remains focused on expanding South–South and triangular cooperation and contributing to global implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda amid rising climate and geopolitical pressures.
The conference in Cairo brought together FAO representatives to align regional priorities with the organization’s global agenda and to discuss agricultural challenges intensified by geopolitical disruptions and climate impacts.
Sessions examined the strain on global food markets, emerging vulnerabilities in supply chains, and the growing pressure on agricultural systems in both developing and developed countries.
Climate-related risks featured prominently, with participants assessing how drought, erratic rainfall, and coastal salinization are reshaping agricultural regions across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
The discussions underscored the need for climate-smart agriculture, more resilient value chains, and early-warning systems to mitigate shocks before they escalate into crises.
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