agriculture
Report: Local fruit, vegetable production down 70% on year
Business
September 26, 2010
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
September 7, 2010
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
August 26, 2010
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
August 11, 2010
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
August 7, 2010
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
July 31, 2010
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
July 18, 2010
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
July 15, 2010
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
June 19, 2010
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
June 6, 2010
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…