agriculture
Egypt honored with membership at int’l seeds body
Business
November 17, 2010
Egypt honored with membership at int’l seeds body
Egypt has been granted a three-year membership at the International Seed Testing Association in honor of its achievements in developing…
Minister unveils new agriculture plan to avert crop waste
Business
November 7, 2010
Minister unveils new agriculture plan to avert crop waste
Egyptian Minister of Agriculture Amin Abaza, at a celebration held on the occasion of World Food Day, announced that his…
Minister: LE7 billion spent on Toshka with few tangible returns
Business
November 4, 2010
Minister: LE7 billion spent on Toshka with few tangible returns
Although the government has spent some LE7 billion on the Toshka land reclamation project, only 60,000 acres of land have…
Cold therapy puts fish in the mood
Environment
October 27, 2010
Cold therapy puts fish in the mood
Seabass are promiscuous, but if the atmosphere’s not just right, they’re not in the mood. Dim the lights and chill…
Agriculture Ministry weighs benefits of growing American cotton
Business
October 25, 2010
Agriculture Ministry weighs benefits of growing American cotton
The Ministry of Agriculture is currently examining the possibility of growing some types of American short-staple cotton in Toshka and…
Report: Egypt’s agricultural growth rate fell below 3% in 2009/10
Business
October 14, 2010
Report: Egypt’s agricultural growth rate fell below 3% in 2009/10
A report issued on Thursday
Agriculture Ministry officials blame low tomato yields on virus
Business
October 14, 2010
Agriculture Ministry officials blame low tomato yields on virus
The Ministry of Agriculture is in the process of drawing up technical committees to examine tomato production throughout the country…
Govt, private sector to cultivate 1.5 million acres of Sudanese land
Business
October 13, 2010
Govt, private sector to cultivate 1.5 million acres of Sudanese land
The Agriculture Ministry has announced plans to inject more funds into the Egyptian-Sudanese Joint Company to go towards the cultivation…
‘Black cloud’ casts pall over capital, farmers fined for burning rice husks
Environment
October 4, 2010
‘Black cloud’ casts pall over capital, farmers fined for burning rice husks
For the eleventh consecutive year, the "black cloud" that traditionally appears during the months of autumn has returned to envelope…
Squatted farm land spurs conservation exploration
Egypt
October 2, 2010
Squatted farm land spurs conservation exploration
Minister of agriculture Amin Abaza on Friday said satellite photos will be used to determine the exact size and location…