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Egypt and Sudan sign landmark agriculture agreements
Egypt

Egypt and Sudan sign landmark agriculture agreements

Egypt and Sudan signed three agricultural agreements on Thursday aimed at resolving conflicts among Nile Basin countries. The agreements were…
Agriculture Ministry: The locust situation is ‘under control’
Environment

Agriculture Ministry: The locust situation is ‘under control’

The locust situation in the border area between Egypt and Sudan is "under control" and does not pose a danger…
New Giza power plant threatens Abu Ghaleb farming village
Environment

New Giza power plant threatens Abu Ghaleb farming village

The dirt road leading into Abu Ghaleb is lined with green oranges, prickly pear blooms, mango trees, vineyards and date…
Minister: No danger from locusts in Sudan
Egypt

Minister: No danger from locusts in Sudan

Egypt will cooperate with Sudan in facing Egypt-bound locust swarms, Agriculture Minister Salah Mohamed Abdel Momen said Tuesday, assuring that…
Political Veggies: Launching ‘The Non-Egyptian Restaurant’ in Ard al-Lewa
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Political Veggies: Launching ‘The Non-Egyptian Restaurant’ in Ard al-Lewa

Like most Egyptians, the residents of Ard al-Lewa begin their day with a bowl of fuul and a potato and…
Former agriculture minister warns against importing US seed potatoes
Egypt

Former agriculture minister warns against importing US seed potatoes

Former Agriculture Minister Salah Youssef has warned against importing seed potatoes from the United States, as they bear mold structures…
Unstable global wheat market prompts govt to boost local production
Egypt

Unstable global wheat market prompts govt to boost local production

The government is putting a multi-billion-pound cultivation plan in action in an effort to increase wheat production, the agriculture minister…
Govt scheme aims to increase Sinai population through land reclamation
Egypt

Govt scheme aims to increase Sinai population through land reclamation

The government has slated 80,000 feddans of land near Al Salam Canal in Sinai for auction, to be exclusively bid…
Dropping seed bombs
Environment

Dropping seed bombs

Environmentalists, activists and bystanders gathered Saturday at various locations around Cairo and Alexandria to join a seed bombing campaign known…
On World Food Day, UN praises local initiatives’ attempts to fight food insecurity
Environment

On World Food Day, UN praises local initiatives’ attempts to fight food insecurity

As World Food Day is marked on 16 October, concerns as to how to tackle national food insecurity continue to…
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