Cotton Production in Egypt was a very deciding factor in the growth and development of Egypt especially during the reign of Muhammed Ali (17 May 1805 – 2 March 1848)
After the defeat by Napoleon 1798, the British assisted the Ottoman forces who eventually drove the French out of Egypt.
Muhammed Ali was appointed the ruler and he tried in liberating Egypt from Ottoman Empire.
Among one of his strides in developing Egypt was the need to industrialize cotton production.
Factories were built which processed cotton into clothing—starting with the uniforms for the new Egypt military.
There was economic boom through cotton production although Egypt later declined in the economic part set up by Muhammed Ali.
Some of the factors responsible for the decline in cotton production in Egypt in 1880s are;
- Lack of effective rulers ( Muhammed's successors were members of his family some of which were not effective rulers).
- Environmental factor (Egypt lacked coal resources which Britain and Europe had)
- Strong competition ( big industrial countries such as Britain and France imposed tariffs on imported cloths. )
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