agriculture
Egypt to consider cultivation of 100,000 acres in Sudan
Egypt
July 22, 2015
Egypt to consider cultivation of 100,000 acres in Sudan
The Board of the Egyptian-Sudanese Agricultural Integration Company is scheduled to meet in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday to…
Fertilizer reserve for summer season stands at 283,474 metric tons
Egypt
July 16, 2015
Fertilizer reserve for summer season stands at 283,474 metric tons
A recent report issued by the Agriculture Ministry's main task force from the Central Administration of the Affairs of the Directorates…
Holding company: 32 companies in limbo over cotton import ban
Business
July 13, 2015
Holding company: 32 companies in limbo over cotton import ban
Government textile companies are expected to be negatively affected by a recent decision from the Agriculture Ministry to ban the…
Egypt, Sudan in talks to cultivate 100,000 acres in Blue Nile
Business
July 12, 2015
Egypt, Sudan in talks to cultivate 100,000 acres in Blue Nile
Egypt and Sudan are discussing the cultivation of 100,000 acres owned by a joint company at the Blue Nile state…
Underground pipe to deliver Nile water to Sinai end of June
Egypt
May 19, 2015
Underground pipe to deliver Nile water to Sinai end of June
Egypt will deliver water from the Nile River to the Sinai Peninsula for irrigation purposes by the end of June, said…
Minister says Egypt eyes 3.3 mn feddans of wheat for 2015
Business
December 31, 2014
Minister says Egypt eyes 3.3 mn feddans of wheat for 2015
Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, is eyeing the cultivation of 3.3 million feddans of wheat during 2015, Agriculture Minister Adel…
Agriculture Minister: Egypt lost 150,000 acres to infringements in three years
Egypt
June 18, 2014
Agriculture Minister: Egypt lost 150,000 acres to infringements in three years
Agriculture Minister Adel al-Beltagy said on Wednesday that Egypt lost 150,000 acres to illegal in the three years that followed…
Cairo Climate Talks: Climate change hits nation’s poor the hardest
Environment
April 18, 2013
Cairo Climate Talks: Climate change hits nation’s poor the hardest
Cairo Climate Talks held its 15th panel discussion on Wednesday night, focusing on how Egypt should address the consequences of…
Domestic wheat output of 9.475 mln tons expected this season
Business
March 18, 2013
Domestic wheat output of 9.475 mln tons expected this season
The government expects wheat production of around 9.475 million tons this season if good weather conditions continue, the state news…
Egypt farm bank launching retail Islamic services
Business
February 12, 2013
Egypt farm bank launching retail Islamic services
Egypt's main agricultural bank is launching Islamic retail services this month to meet increasing demand in rural areas, a bank…