Deputy Minister of Agriculture is considering with the Ambassador of New Zealand technology transfer and export of oranges
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Livestock, Fish and Poultry, Dr. Mona Lewis, and the Regional Agricultural Advisor at the New Zealand Embassy in Dubai, Chad Tostin, met with the President of the General Authority for Veterinary Services and representatives of the Central Veterinary Quarantine Department The Central Administration of Agricultural Quarantine and the Central Administration of External Agricultural Relations
At the beginning of the meeting, the Deputy Minister thanked the New Zealand Ambassador for the technical support provided by the New Zealand Ministry of Initial Industries to Egypt in the field of developing the massacres in Egypt through the implementation of a training program for a number of specialized veterinarians in the field of massacres in New Zealand and Egypt. The work of massacres and how to formulate the standard work procedures as well as the assessment of risks and how to control them and shed light on the legislation and laws related to the field of massacres and stated that 170 slaughterhouses have been developed in Egypt and is continuing to develop the rest of the massacres and it was agreed on The New Zealand side is conducting new training courses for veterinarians working in slaughterhouses.
The ambassador hailed the warm welcome and continuous cooperation between the two countries, and that an official visit to the Agriculture Minister and Deputy Minister of Commerce and New Zealand Export Growth will be prepared to meet Egyptian Minister of Agriculture Dr. Ezzeddine Abou Setit to discuss ways of increasing joint cooperation in the agricultural field during June.
The New Zealand side has called on the New Zealand side to study the possibility of cooperating in the import of good strains of the public and the public sector for the production of milk and meat from New Zealand, which is characterized by high production of milk and meat for distribution to small breeders and the replacement of weak local breeds and the import of goats and sheep dual purpose of New Zealand for distribution in Border areas such as Matrouh governorate
"A New Zealand agricultural delegation visited the orange plantations and praised the system of production and the quality of the cultivated varieties to be characterized by their biological resistance and pest control and that the necessary procedures will be put in place to start importing the oranges from Egypt in the coming period," the New Zealand Agriculture Consultant said. Egypt for the agricultural stone to start the implementation steps to be studied the import of other types of citrus fruits such as lemon and grapefruit in the next phase.
The deputy minister of agriculture called on the New Zealand side to provide technical assistance and train Egyptian veterinarians on genetic improvement and artificial insemination in order to benefit from the local animal genes resistant to disease and tolerance to difficult conditions with mixing foreign strains to get the best advantages in resistance and increase productivity.
The Deputy Minister added that the New Zealand side presented a proposal to hold a workshop on Applied Epidemiology and Biosecurity in farms in Cairo, in which veterinarians from Egypt and neighboring countries, both governmental and private sectors, as well as specialized experts from New Zealand, FAO, Preparation of a program to control transboundary diseases and develop veterinary services.
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