On 29 September 2023, the Royal Thai Embassy led a Thai business delegation to hear a briefing from Dr. Ahmed Nasr-Allah (PhD), Country Director – Egypt, WorldFish Abbassa Research Center in Sharkia Governorate. Established in 1998, WorldFish in Egypt has been a strategic partner with the Egyptian Government in genetics improvement of the Nile tilapia and African catfish, sustainably increasing productivity of fish farms, and minimising environmental impacts of aquaculture system. By 2025, WorldFish aims to help improve the lives of more than 7 million Egyptians through increasing fish production from 1 million tonnes per year to 1.5 million tonnes and creating 70,000 new jobs as well as improved nutrition in line with the Egyptian aquaculture strategy. On this occasion, the Thai private delegation exchanged information on aquaculture in Thailand and discussed about possible cooperation with WorldFish in the future.

Furthermore, on 30 September 2024, the Thai private sector delegation met with Mr. Mohamed Salah Qanawi, General Manager of the Kafr El Sheikh Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Hassan Abdel Khaleq, Managing Director of the Kafr El Sheikh Fish Stock Exchange, to learn about fish farms operation and management in Kafr Ei Sheikh which produces more than 65 percent of Nile tilapia, the most consumed fish among Egyptians.

The abovementioned two activities are part of the Embassy’s initiative on business-matching for the Thai private sector with the Egyptian side in the fields of agriculture and fishery.