agriculture

Report: Local fruit, vegetable production down 70% on year
Business

Report: Local fruit, vegetable production down 70% on year

Local production of fruits and vegetables has fallen by more than 70 percent compared to last year, according to a…
Gamal Mubarak promises ‘good news’ for nation’s farmers
Egypt

Gamal Mubarak promises ‘good news’ for nation’s farmers

At an iftar banquet held by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), Gamal Mubarak, NDP assistant secretary-general and son of…
New plan adopted to boost cooperation with Nile Basin states
Egypt

New plan adopted to boost cooperation with Nile Basin states

Egypt's Council of Ministers has adopted a new agricultural strategy aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation with states of the Nile…
Who sabotaged our wheat supply?
Opinion

Who sabotaged our wheat supply?

Who is responsible for the current wheat shortage in Egypt? This very simple question has become a riddle since 2005,…
Russia wheat export ban causes prices to skyrocket
Business

Russia wheat export ban causes prices to skyrocket

  The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced that the price of wheat has increased by 50 percent since…
Govt considers tougher penalties for state land violations
Egypt

Govt considers tougher penalties for state land violations

The government is currently examining the possibility of imposing harsher penalties on those who transformed newly reclaimed agricultural land into…
Govt to start using new wheat mixture for bread
Business

Govt to start using new wheat mixture for bread

The Egyptian government has started mixing a new stock of local wheat with the imported quantity to produce subsidized bread.…
Egypt’s recurring food price crisis
Business

Egypt’s recurring food price crisis

In the summer of 2008, the so-called “food price crisis” took Egypt by storm. Drastically rising food prices made headlines…
Report: Power project may damage fertile land
Environment

Report: Power project may damage fertile land

The establishment of an electric power station in el-Qata village in Imbaba could have grave environmental and health implications, a…
45,000 feddans for first agricultural area in Sinai
Business

45,000 feddans for first agricultural area in Sinai

South Sinai--Amin Abaza, minister of agriculture and land reclamation, has announced that 45,000 feddans will be allotted for the first…
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