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Egypt aims to produce 80 pct of wheat needs by 2018

CAIRO - Egypt aims to produce 80 percent of its wheat needs by 2018, state news agency MENA quoted the agriculture minister as saying on Wednesday. The target is part of a plan to increase the production of strategic crops, achieve food security ...

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CAIRO - Egypt aims to produce 80 percent of its wheat needs by 2018, state news agency MENA quoted the agriculture minister as saying on Wednesday.

The target is part of a plan to increase the production of strategic crops, achieve food security and reduce the country's reliance on imports, the minister said.

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