Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Livestock, Fisheries and Poultry Mostafa el Sayyad said the board of directors of the national project for veal revival, chaired by Agriculture Minister El Sayed El Quseir, has approved the allocation of EGP 16.07 million for 20 beneficiaries of breeders and young graduates.
The decision shall cover a total number of 217 head of cattle.
The move comes within the framework of the Decent Life Presidential Initiative to develop the Egyptian countryside.
In a statement released Friday, Sayyad said a total sum of over EGP 7.327 billion has so far been offered to more than 41,700 beneficiaries with a view to breeding and fattening some 473,000 head of cattle to produce more meat and milk.
Source: State Information Service Egypt