A brief journey of the agricultural sector in Egypt
Apr. 27, 2020
Mahmoud GaafarFollow
Crop |
Old Land (K Feddan) |
Old Land (K Hectare) |
Wheat |
3,120.00 |
1,300.00 |
Potatoes |
156.00 |
65.00 |
Citrus |
388.80 |
162.00 |
Grapes |
69.60 |
29.00 |
Peanuts |
48.00 |
20.00 |
Tomatoes |
240.00 |
100.00 |
Sugar Beets |
360.00 |
150.00 |
Bananas |
37.92 |
15.80 |
Crop |
New land (Feddan) |
New land (hectare) |
Wheat |
600.00 |
250.00 |
Potato |
120.00 |
50.00 |
Citrus |
146.40 |
61.00 |
Grapes |
100.80 |
42.00 |
Peanuts |
110.40 |
46.00 |
Tomato |
264.00 |
110.00 |
Sugar Beet |
96.00 |
40.00 |
Banana |
24.72 |
10.30 |
● | Product complexity: Technical complexity offers a competitive edge, especially when growers understand how to use products inappropriately. Therefore, technical assistance is something that should be offered at the time the products are delivered to the retailers through distributors and retailer. |
● | Profitability: The closer the company is to the end user, the more profitable is the business, and the company's margins also increase. |
● | Economical & regulatory situation: After the devaluation of the Egyptian pound in 2016 and the increase in the registration fees of crop protection products, besides the new regulations by the Agriculture Pesticides Committee to register or distribute products across the country, leading companies faced a challenge in maintaining their market share and complying with market needs. |
● | Market competition: In a price-sensitive market, it is difficult to find a way to differentiate and to keep up with the competition, which is why it might be market competition playing a vital role in the transformation of distribution channels. |
● | Bargaining power: Losing market access, market needs and insights and relying on wholesalers and distributors, meant their bargaining power increased over that of the manufacturing and leading companies, which forced leading companies to act over their distribution strategy. |
Fertilizer market in Egypt

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