To save one million tons of wheat annually, Egypt plans to produce “potato bread”

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The soldier who continued all these years working on his idea, which was realized and saw it with his own eyes, then decided New Valley Governorate Last Ramadan, the new potato variety was introduced "Jendawy" in production bread.

Recently, and on the recommendation of the Governor of the New Valley, Muhammad Al-Zamlot, and during a meeting with the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade in Egypt Ali Moselhi, confirmed that solutions wheat crisis It is available in high quality and with distinctive specifications.

Moselhi went out in a press conference in which he confirmed that Egypt intends to use the new genetic structure of ground potatoes in the production of bread, noting that "Potato bread will provide Egypt with large quantities of wheat, up to one million tons per year".

Abdel Moneim El-Gendy, a professor of vegetable breeding and medicinal and aromatic plants at the Horticultural Research Institute at the Agricultural Research Center at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, says: "to get new bread From potatoes It was necessary to work on the production of a new type that contains a small amount of sugar".

The professor of vegetable breeding, who began his research journey in 2002 and was able to obtain new genotypes, adds: "Potatoes that will be used in the production of bread have an increase in the dry matter percentage of about 26%, after it was 11% in the Egyptian varieties that are cultivated and available in the markets.".

Advantages for farmers

And about the advantages that will fall on farmers for the new type of potato, Al-Jundi confirmed in his interview with the site "Sky News Arabia": "The large productivity of the acre that is grown with this type of potato, which reaches 20 tons per acre, which is equivalent to 10 distinct acres of wheat production".

Noted by a project owner Potato hybrid production Good for bread production: "The idea was implemented during last Ramadan in the New Valley Governorate, 15 tons of potato flour was added with 2 tons of flour and baked and there was no difference between the two".

How to produce "Potato bread"

The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade explained how to produce bread fortified with potatoes and flour, "Potatoes are boiled and mixed directly with wheat flour, and a quantity of kneading water is provided for its presence in the boiled potatoes.".

He explained that after that, kneading and baking are done in the same regular methods used to produce a high-quality, palatable loaf of bread.

Economic importance

At the same time, the head of the bakery division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, Attia Hammad, says: "This idea is very special because it has important economic dimensions, including reducing the cost of a loaf of wheat bread, in light of the significant rises in wheat prices that the whole world suffers from.".

Hammad continued in his interview with the site "Sky News Arabia" that "The idea met with great approval from the public, which is what reached us in Al-Shu’bah, after potatoes were used in the production of bread in the New Valley Governorate.".

The taste will not change

He stated: "Egyptian Ministry of Supply She will be concerned with the proportions that will be placed in the loaf of potato bread, and I assure consumers who fear that the taste of bread will change, that the type that will be put has been worked on for years to reach it to be suitable." This is how the head of the bakery division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce adds".

And he added: "Any additives that the state works on are not harmful and suitable for human consumption. The cost of a loaf of bread reached 80 piasters and it is sold after subsidies for 5 piasters, which puts the state beyond its capacity.".

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The soldier who continued all these years working on his idea, which was realized and saw it with his own eyes, then decided New Valley Governorate Last Ramadan, the new potato variety “Jendawi” was introduced into production bread.

Recently, and on the recommendation of the Governor of the New Valley, Muhammad Al-Zamlot, and during a meeting with the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade in Egypt Ali Moselhi, confirmed that solutions wheat crisis It is available in high quality and with distinctive specifications.

Moselhi went out in a press conference in which he confirmed that Egypt intends to use the new genetic structure of ground potatoes in the production of bread, noting that “potato bread will provide Egypt with large quantities of wheat, amounting to one million tons per year.”

Abdel Moneim El-Gendy, a professor of vegetable breeding and medicinal and aromatic plants at the Horticultural Research Institute at the Agricultural Research Center at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, says: new bread From potatoes It was necessary to work on producing a new type that contains a small amount of sugar.”

The professor of vegetable breeding, who began his research journey in 2002 and was able to obtain new genotypes, adds: “The potato that will be used in the production of bread has an increase in the dry matter percentage of about 26 percent, after it was 11 percent in the Egyptian varieties that are cultivated and available in the market.”

Advantages for farmers

And about the advantages that will fall on farmers for the new type of potato, Al-Jundi confirmed in his interview with “Sky News Arabia”: “The large productivity of the feddan that is planted with this type of potato, which reaches 20 tons per acre, which is equivalent to 10 distinct acres of wheat production.” .

Noted by a project owner Potato hybrid production Al-Saleh for Bread Production: “The idea was implemented during the last Ramadan in the New Valley Governorate, and 15 tons of potato flour were added with 2 tons of flour and baked and there was no difference between the two.”

How to produce “potato bread”

The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade explained how to produce bread subsidized with potatoes and flour, “The potatoes are boiled and mixed directly with wheat flour, and a quantity of kneading water is provided for its presence in the boiled potatoes. Frozen in their own packaging.

He explained that after that, kneading and baking are done in the same regular methods used to produce a high-quality, palatable loaf of bread.

Economic importance

At the same time, Attia Hammad, head of the bakery division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, said, “This idea is very special because it has important economic dimensions, including reducing the cost of the price of a loaf of wheat bread, in light of the significant rises in wheat prices that the whole world suffers from.”

In his interview with “Sky News Arabia”, Hammad continued, “The idea was very well received by the public, which is what reached us in the division, after potatoes were used in the production of bread in the New Valley Governorate.”

The taste will not change

He stated: “Egyptian Ministry of Supply She will be concerned with the proportions that will be placed in the loaf of potato bread, and I assure consumers who fear that the taste of bread will change, that the type that will be put has been worked on for years to reach it to be suitable,” thus adds the head of the bakery division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce.

And he added, “Any additives that the state works on are not harmful and suitable for human consumption. The cost of a loaf of bread reached 80 piasters, and it is sold after subsidy for 5 piasters, which puts the state beyond its capacity.”

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