Egyptian Cotton

Egyptian cotton is a strategic crop with a rich history as it is considered the main pillar for Egyptian national economy along the years, moreover it is a strong competitor in international markets for its superior quality, physical and spinning properties, therefore it is renowned globally for its long and extra-long staple.
Egyptian cotton is currently facing many problems and challenges that has affected it recently and led to a significant decline in production volume for years to reach approximately two million kantars of lint cotton.
It should help farmers to modernise farming, improve per acre yield and cultivate new varieties of fruits and vegetables.

These factors led to a decline in cotton planting areas and consequently a decline in production volume, handling cotton and it's share in national and international markets, that encouraging other countries to produce these long and extra long varieties and increasing planting areas such as India, china and others, furthermore the extension in US. Pima cotton planting areas and presences of production subsidy program, the reduction in Egyptian cotton production is reflected by an increase in American Pima as a result of the subsidies from their government for all concerned parties.

Therefore Egyptian cotton is in need for all cotton sector parties effort to regain its status among the world cotton varieties and it's balance in both national and international markets through state's role represented in governmental and researchable sectors, Namely the Ministry of Agriculture and it's research institutes especially Cotton Research Institute.
The effective role in improving the Egyptian cotton can achieve the best returns for the producer through the availability of production technology which suits the Egyptian cotton nature, as it helps in increasing yields and achieving the best returns to ensure the continuity of cotton planting and competition. In addition To, strengthen the relationship between production research ,agriculture extension and producers so as to benefit from the best results of cotton planting to increase cotton returns significantly.
The availability of in-kind subsidy for producer through the contribution of the state and agriculture cooperatives to help the producers in different ways. Maintaining planting seeds and it's marketing should be supervised by cooperatives to keep the purity of lines and varieties and protect it from mixing and deterioration in order to achieve the best Egyptian cotton properties and production.

The breeding of new varieties with high yielding , quality properties, crop efficiency and short life cycle through transferring the genes is responsible for increasing yield ,early maturity ,drought resistance, salinity, pest infection and other factors that help s in expanding cotton planting in Egypt.