Subject: Egypt/FAO: The Toshka project
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Does the FAO support unsustainable projects or those with the potential 
of initiating conflict and war? It seems so.

The Eyptian State Information Service on July 7 th, 1997, under the title 
"Toshka ... new Civilisation in the making, says FAO"
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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) stressed the feasibility and 
importance of implementing the Toshka project in the New Valley to 
achieve development leap in southern Egypt. 

The FAO mission for studying the project issued a report yesterday saying 
that Egypt can cultivate 3.5 million feddans after reclaiming land in the 
New Delta. The FAO mission toured the project site between May 5 and 7.

The report said Toshka canal can irrigate 2.5 million feddans while 
underground water can irrigate one million feddans in addition to 200,000 
feddans east of the EL-Ewainat region. The FAO also pointed out that 
Toshka project will help settle six million citizens in the New Valley 
region and will create new urban communities. The report included crops 
that could be cultivated in the region, topped by wheat. It also called 
for solving problems facing the project, including marketing of 
agricultural products currently cultivated in the region, because of 
transportation difficulties. 
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The full text of the article can be seen at 
http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html/ol0707b.htmist-archive/

I have posted a request for information on infoterra dated April 10. 
Unfortunately, I received no response from FAO.

The Toshka project requires 5.5 BCM of Nile water of which Egypt has none 
according to studies by such agencies as the World Bank concerning 
another land reclamation project called Northern Sinai Agricultural 
Development Program (NSADP). Details can be found at: 
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/2908/st-archive/

Can please someone provide information on the feasibility of the Toshka 
project with stress on water resources? Where can the original FAO report 
be found?
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