Plantings and Production on the Rise in Egypt

摘要

Cotton is a cash crop to Egyptian farmers, as well as an important resource to the Egyptian economy. Cotton production occupies more than 500,000 rural householders and employs half a million people. Indirectly through the multiplier effect, it generates more than 1 million additional Jobs.In 2010, cotton and textile exports generated about $2.25 billion. Cotton lint exports accounted for about $250 million, with the higher value-added manufactured products accounting for the balance.Egypt is also one of the main states that helped to create the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) in 1939.