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Agriculture's Weight in the Egyptian Economy

It employs a quarter of the workforce and houses half the population

"Agriculture employs 25% of the workforce and is home to 50% of Egyptians — yet its support amounts to a few underfunded fertilizer bags"

The sector contributes 15% of GDP and 17% of merchandise exports — yet its support does not exceed 3 fertilizer bags per feddan

Source: Ministry of Agriculture / official data