Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk has met a high-level Philippine delegation to discuss prospects for expanding bilateral agricultural cooperation and removing barriers to agricultural exports between the two countries. During the meeting, Farouk stressed the strategic importance of opening the Philippine market to Egyptian agricultural products, particularly table potatoes, grapes, onions and garlic. He said these measures would help accelerate trade in agricultural and animal-origin products between the two sides. The meeting also reviewed recent progress in bilateral trade, including Egypt’s completion of procedures allowing Philippine durian to enter the Egyptian market. The Philippine side further expressed interest in exporting additional high-quality agricultural products, including bananas, pineapples, mangoes and coconuts.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 24, 2026 18:29 UTC