monitoring verification and evaluation unit agricultural policy reform program sponsored by government of egypt ministry agriculture land reclamation united states agency for international development office economic growth competitiveness division abt associates inc prime contractor subcontractors environmental quality management systems usaid contract no 263 0219 c 00 7003 project 15th floor 7 nadi el seid street dokki cairo telephones 202 337 0357 0592 0482 fax 336 2009 mve aprp the impact on rice subsector in john s holtzman abdel rahim ismail samar maziad eqi july 2002 assessment report 25 table contents list tables ii acronyms iii preface v acknowledgments vi executive summary vii 1 introduction 2 at beginning 3 reforms 4 changes during 6 paddy area production assembly pricing 9 milling industry 11 esa privatization experience lessons learned 14 5 export performance subsidies 16 8 concluding observations