Sunday 06/April/2025 – 02:41 PM
Dr. Sherif Farouk, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, participated in the plenary session of the Egyptian Senate, which was held today headed by the Great Counselor Abdel Wahab Abdel Razek, President of the Council, and in the presence of members of the Exclusive Council, within the framework of the continuous coordination between the executive and legislative authorities, and to enhance the principles of transparency and institutional dialogue on public policies.
The minister stressed that the Egyptian state, led by President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi, assumes the file of food security and community stability is a top priority, in light of the successive global challenges, noting that the Ministry of Supply is working according to an integrated strategy for developing food services, strengthening the internal trade system, and achieving social protection for millions of citizens.
Dr. Sharif Farouk reviewed the most prominent achievement of the ministry, foremost of which is: raising the storage capacity of wheat through the national project for silos, which contributed to reducing losses and ensuring storage quality, and continuing to support more than 62 million citizens in the catering system, and 69 million in the bread system, to ensure support for its beneficiaries, updating and developing the catering offices and transferring them to advanced service centers within the digital transformation plan, launching the internal trade system Modern, the creation of logistical areas, organized markets and one -day markets to reduce losses and achieve price stability.
The Minister also announced that the ministry intends to implement a package of future projects in cooperation with the House of Representatives and the Sheikhs, including: expanding the establishment of supply and distribution chains, marketing markets and encouraging investment in the retail sector, and developing the support system to ensure justice and efficiency in directing resources.
At the end of his speech, Dr. Sherif Farouk gave a greeting and appreciation to the distinguished Senate, stressing the Ministry’s constant commitment to integrate with the legislative authority, and work according to the directives of the political leadership to build a modern state that enjoyed food security and societal stability.
