Egypt’s Ministers of Water Resources and Irrigation and Agriculture reviewed joint projects and coordination mechanisms aimed at enhancing water management and boosting agricultural productivity during a meeting of the joint coordination committee between the two ministries. A central focus of the meeting was the completion of the first phase of Egypt’s private irrigation canals digitisation project earlier this month. The project is expected to strengthen water resource management and promote more equitable water distribution. Officials reaffirmed Egypt’s policy mandating modern irrigation systems in newly reclaimed sandy lands in accordance with national regulations. Both ministers emphasised the need to establish a central joint unit to oversee irrigation development projects and the rollout of modern irrigation systems, ensuring effective governance from project design through implementation and impact assessment.

Source: Daily News Egypt February 25, 2026 17:33 UTC