The Netherlands-Egypt Agricultural Partnership Summit “Harvesting Success” in Cairo

On 5 and 6 May 2026, the Netherlands hosted a summit showcasing the Dutch-Egyptian agri-food collaboration. The summit was organized alongside the visit of minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, the Dutch minister for Trade and Development Cooperation and was opened together with minister Alaa Farouk, minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. The summit presented a diversity of areas of collaboration, including vegetable seeds sector, greenhouse production, climate resilience, and SME-development. The summit underscores the strong business ties between the Netherlands and Egypt as well as the shared interest in knowledge collaboration and private sector development. During the summit multiple MoU’s were signed as well as a Shared Agenda between the Dutch and Egyptian government. You can read more on our official website AgroberichtenBuitenland: https://www.agroberichtenbuitenland.n... For more information, you can reach out to the Netherlands Agricultural Network (LAN) team at the Dutch Embassy in Cairo via: kai-lvvn@minbuza.nl