Egyptian Agriculture Minister Essam Fayed, currently visiting Spain, inspected on Monday greenhouses affiliated to Tecnova Research Center where experiments to fight insects and pests are being conducted.

This came within the framework Fayed's European tour which includes Hungary, Netherlands and Spain to get first hand information about greenhouses construction, as well as high-productivity and water-saving corps.

During his visit, the minister inspected one of the greenhouse wastewater treatment plant where sewage water is reused to rationalize water used in irrigation.

The mechanism could be applied in Egypt especially in line with the country's plan to rationalize water consumption, Fayed said.

He, meanwhile, visited a number of international companies manufacturing greenhouses' components to mull the feasibility of applying such projects in the north African country.

Under directives of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Fayed went on a European tour, including Hungary, the Netherlands and Spain, from August 6 to 15 to draw on the European experience in the greenhouses domain and water-saving crops with high output. 

Source : MENA