Magrabi Agriculture

-Magrabi Agriculture is a private investment project in Egypt with a total investment of almost one hundred million US dollars. Magrabi Agriculture owns and manages almost 12,000 acres of desert reclaimed land in the Noubaria area, North of Cairo - almost 60km from Alexandria (Mediterranean sea-port).

-Companies

  • Magrabi Agriculture
  • Mafa Organic for Trade & Export Ltd.

-Production:110,000 tons (export around 70%).

-Products

Product / Export Season
Citrus
Navel Oranges / December till Mid April
ValenciaOranges / March till end of May
Lemon / December till beginning of February
Lime / August – Mid September
Easy Peelers/Mandarin / End of November till end of April
Soft Fruit
Strawberry / November till end of April
Grapes / May, June and July
Red Globe Variety(August & September)
Iceberg Lettuce / December till April
Stone Fruit:
Peaches / April (Florida Prince)
May (Desert Red)
Herbs:
Chives, Basil, Rose Mary, Rocolla, Coriander, Dill, Spinach, Parsley, Mint, Thyme, Sage, Oregano, and Dragon Chillo, baby leaves. / November till May
Cabbage (Red & White) / December till May
Capsicum / November till May
Flowers / December till April

-Future Short terms new products:Pomegranates, Cherry Tomato, Figs

-Employees:4000 permanent + 2,800 subcontracted employees (Seasonally)

-Facilities:

  • Citrus packhouse, pre-cooling and cold stores.
  • Soft fruit (Strawberry & Grapes) packhouse, pre-cooling and cold stores.
  • Herbs packhouse and cold stores.
  • Iceberg packhouse.
  • Flowers packhouse.
  • Hospital and Ambulance
  • Tissue culture lab.
  • Greenhouses and Nurseries.
  • Plant diseases lab, Microbiology lab, Chemical lab and Pesticide Residue Lab (under construction).
  • Mafa Sports Club.
  • TrainingCenter.
  • Housing Facilities.
  • Kindergarten.

-Certificates:

  • Globalgap, BRC, Tesco’s Nature Choice, McDonald’s, Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), Fairtrade, Sedex, US Military Standards, LEAF, ISO22000:2005 (Food Safety and Quality Management)
  • Organic, Biodynamic (Demeter) and Bio Suisse

-Our Clients

In the United Kingdom as an example, our brand name (MAFA) has established an excellent image during the past four years in reputable multiples chains in the UK such as Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Sommerfield, Waitrose, Morrissons, Sainsbury’s, Asda and others through different receivers who supply these multiple chains with our products.

Beside these multiple chains, we are dealing in Denmark with Coop, in Norway with Bama, in Sweden with Everfresh. We are exporting our products as well to other European countries as Italy, Far East Countries as Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kongand to the Eastern European countries as the Czech Republic and other countries.

Beside that we are exporting our fresh produce to the Gulf Region, and we are the exclusive supplier of the shredded lettuce all year round to MacDonald's Egypt.