[2][3] In 2016, an agency from Switzerland was put in charge of inspecting Egypt's imported wheat.

Egypt imports the most wheat of any country[4][5] and around 40% of the average Egyptians' income is spent on food.

[6] As of 2000, small farms (between 5 and 6 feddans) accounted for most (49.61%) of the agricultural land ownership in Egypt.

[8] Large government and private investment and initiatives in farming the Sahara Desert have sometimes ended with little to show.

[10] In June 2017, it was announced 1.7 million feddans had been reclaimed and according to the Egyptian Prime Minister, Sherif Ismail, this work would continue.