Major General Mohammed Al-Zamlout, governor of the New Valley, made a surprise visit to follow up on the project of the "Mk Jojoba" group, and to check on the progress of work according to the time plan set for the agriculture, the quality of agriculture and its conformity with international specifications. 

Engineer Walid El Sebaei, site manager of the jojoba project in the New Valley, explained the agricultural supervision programs including irrigation, fertilization, technical and scientific follow-up, solar energy projects and the excellent vegetative growth of jojoba trees compared to their age stages and the beginning of the flowering stage as a result of the continuous and regular service around the clock and the application of care, irrigation and fertilization programs established by The company's scientific team.

New Valley Governor praises the exerted effort

The Governor of the New Valley praised the company's commitment to planting the planned areas in accordance with its contract with the governorate and its schedule, with a percentage exceeding 70% of the contracted area, especially in light of the procedures of withdrawing thousands of acres during the past days from non-serious investors. He also praised the clean solar energy projects and the giant infrastructure of the project of Jojoba in the Paris Valley and the big expansion of its uses in a way that helps improve the climate and achieve the sustainable development in the New Valley Governorate as a pollution-free environment according to European Union reports.

Governor: Tree growth indicates the commitment to irrigation and fertilization programs

During his visit, the governor said: "Every time I visit the jojoba project, I see a continuous and rapid development which points out the effort made by those in charge of it". He indicated that the large vegetative growth of trees stresses upon the clear commitment to irrigation, fertilization and tree service programs.

Engineer Ismail Mohamed, the global expert specializing in cultivating the jojoba plant in the Middle East, and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mk Jojoba Group of desert Soil Reclamation, expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Governor of the New Valley for his confidence in the company’s projects and his great keenness to follow up on agricultural projects in the governorate.

Mk Jojoba Group for the Reclamation of Desert Soil is one of the largest agricultural reclamation companies that own hundreds of projects in Egypt and the Middle East. It also owns the largest farms for the production of highly-productive, elected jojoba mothers and their development of the most important breeds of the “jojoba plant” in the Arab world in addition to the largest nursery sector in the Arab world with a production capacity of 5 million seedlings annually.

Assiut University signed a tripartite cooperation protocol with the "Assiut Petroleum Refinery Company" and the " mk jojoba Company for Desert Land Reclamation" in order to achieve research and practical integration between the three parties and achieve the maximum possible benefit for the production of the first biofuel from the jojoba plant in the Middle East during the coming period  .

The signing of the protocol was attended this afternoon, Monday at Assiut University headquarters, by Dr. Tarek El-Gamal, the university president and his deputy, Dr. Maha Kamel Ghanem, Dr. Adel Ali, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Assiut University, Engineer Ismail Mohamed, Chairman of the Board of Directors of mk jojoba Company and his scientific team, and Dr. Maged Mustafa Mohamed El-Kurdi, President of mk jojoba Company Assiut Petroleum Refinery.

The tripartite protocol handled the exchange of scientific, practical and technical experiences in the field of jojoba oil in terms of increasing its production, quality, physical and chemical properties, and the industries based on it in the fields of biofuels, cosmetics, medical and pharmaceutical industries, and lubricants.

Tarek El-Gamal, President of Assiut University, said that the university will contribute, as a first party, including the faculties of agriculture, pharmacy and science, and the specializations included in those faculties, to the great role in the field of jojoba cultivation and increasing productivity and quality in addition to the contributions of  Assiut Petroleum Refining Company, as a second party, with its laboratories specialized in oil analysis and production of biofuels and lubricants as well as mk jojoba Company for the Reclamation of Desert Lands, as a third party, as a leading company in the field of jojoba cultivation and propagation in Egypt and the Middle East.

Engineer Ismail, the agricultural expert, Chairman of the Board of Directors of mk jojoba Company for the Reclamation of Desert Lands, said that the jojoba plant is an unconventional plant with great economic returns that is suitable in marginal and desert lands which represent more than 90% of the land area of​​the Arab Republic of Egypt. It produces unmatched oil compared with vegetable oils due to its unique natural and chemical manufacturing properties that enable it to enter strongly in the fields of manufacturing cosmetics, medical and pharmaceutical preparations, pesticides, biofuels and lubricating oils as well as limiting carbon emissions that cause global warming.

On the other hand, Mr. Maged Mustafa Mohammed Al-Kurdi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Assiut Petroleum Refining Company stated that this protocol is regarded within the integrated plan set by the Ministry of Petroleum for the development and improving the efficiency of the current refineries through the implementation of a number of new projects for refining and manufacturing with the aim of securing fuel supplies and keeping pace with the increasing domestic demand for petroleum products and limiting their import.

He stressed that this cooperation will contribute to relying on new and renewable natural sources whether for lubricating oils or biofuels, especially those produced from jojoba oil which have unique physical and chemical properties compared to traditional oils (triglycerides) since it is a single long carbon chain consisting of unsaturated mono esters. Thus, the company has the leadership and precedence in this field.

Mk jojoba Company for the Reclamation of Desert Lands, the pioneer in cultivating the jojoba plant in the Middle East and Africa, announced the launch of 22 natural, medicinal “cosmatic” products of high-quality pure jojoba oil in the local markets, bearing the “Leaprance” brand, after obtaining licenses from the Ministry of Health and international quality and accreditation certificates, After 2,000 acres of its farms entered the production phase.

Engineer Ismail Mohamed, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mk Jojoba GIA Company, revealed that the “Leaprance Natural Cosmetics” company was established as a subsidiary of Mk Jojoba Group specialized in the management, marketing and export of natural cosmetic products from jojoba oil, with a total investment of 50 million pounds.

The Chairman of Mk Jojoba Board of Directors said that the factory that was established aims to put Egypt on the map of the major countries producing and manufacturing jojoba oil in the world, stressing that the company has an ambitious plan to conquer the global markets with Egyptian jojoba oil, which has proven its efficiency globally with its unique qualities according to European and international reports.

The list of "Leaprance" products includes 5 cosmetic products for hair care, 10 cosmetic products for skin and body care, and 7 integrated products for children's care. Jojoba oil is the only global alternative to cod liver oil.

Jojoba oil has some characteristics and components that make it the best globally for all cosmetic products. First, it is similar to the natural oils in hair and skin produced by the human body and is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. In addition, it contains important vitamins that the body needs most notably (vitamin E, vitamin B, zinc and selenium). The price of one liter exceeds 25 dollars.

Mk Jojoba Group for Desert Land Reclamation has completed the reclamation and cultivation of 2,500 acres of jojoba plants in the Moghra and the New Valley regions and plans to finish planting 5,000 new acres during the next two years with a total investment of more than 500 million pounds. It also owns the largest nursery in the world to produce jojoba seedlings from elected mothers of intensive production, with a production capacity of 5 million seedlings annually, 50% of which are exported to the surrounding markets and 50% to the local market.

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The largest companies producing jojoba oil in Egypt and the Middle East

Assiut University in Egypt has signed a protocol to produce the first biofuel from the jojoba plant in the Middle East during the coming per

The tripartite protocol signed with the Assiut Petroleum Refining Company and the mk jojoba Company for Desert Land Reclamation provided for the exchange of scientific, practical and technical experiences in the field of jojoba oil, in terms of increasing its production, quality, physical and chemical properties and industries based on it in the fields of biofuels. cosmetics, medical, pharmaceutical and lubricant industries.

 Assiut University President Tariq El-Gamal said that the university will contribute, as a first party, to its faculties of agriculture, pharmacy and science, and the specializations included in those faculties that play a major role in the field of jojoba cultivation, increasing productivity and quality.

 El-Gammal pointed out that Assiut Petroleum Refining Company will contribute, as a second party, with its laboratories specialized in oil analysis and production of biofuels and lubricants as well as the third party, mk jojoba Company for Desert Land Reclamation, being the leading company in the field of jojoba cultivation and propagation in Egypt and the Middle East.