agriculture
Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output
Business
August 26, 2016
Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output
A scandal involving the alleged sale of falsely labeled Egyptian cotton products by an Indian textile manufacturer to U.S.
Egyptian strawberry exports thriving, meet international standards: minister
Egypt
August 24, 2016
Egyptian strawberry exports thriving, meet international standards: minister
Essam Fayed, minister for agriculture and land reclamation, issued a statement on Wednesday pointing to increases in Egypt's strawberry exports,…
Egypt buys 4.328 million tonnes of local wheat since April 15
Business
May 28, 2016
Egypt buys 4.328 million tonnes of local wheat since April 15
Egypt's government has bought 4.328 million tonnes of local wheat since the start of the season on April 15, the…
Agriculture and supply ministries clash over wheat disribution
Egypt
May 8, 2016
Agriculture and supply ministries clash over wheat disribution
Conflicts between the Agriculture Ministry and the Supply Ministry over the provision of Egyptian wheat have escalated, with Supply Ministry…
Sisi gives signal for wheat harvest at Sahl Baraka project
Egypt
May 5, 2016
Sisi gives signal for wheat harvest at Sahl Baraka project
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Sahl Baraka at Farafra oasis on Thursday to celebrate a milestone event in a…
Egypt looks to avert water crisis driven by demand, waste
Egypt
April 28, 2016
Egypt looks to avert water crisis driven by demand, waste
"For a thousand years," Abdullah Sheikh's family has been working the land the same way — flooding fields in Egypt's…
Egypt replaces head of agriculture quarantine authority
Business
March 7, 2016
Egypt replaces head of agriculture quarantine authority
Egypt has appointed a new head of its agriculture quarantine authority, the ministry of agriculture said on Sunday, replacing Saad…
Govt blames slight wheat cultivations shrink on floods
Business
December 17, 2015
Govt blames slight wheat cultivations shrink on floods
A slight decline in Egypt’s total wheat cultivations to 2,754 million feddans is the result of floods and heavy rainfall…
Egypt to increase inspections of potato seeds from Europe
Egypt
November 29, 2015
Egypt to increase inspections of potato seeds from Europe
The Agriculture Ministry’s Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine has announced that it will be inspecting potato seeds imported from EU…
Govt rice mills cry out for help against imminent collapse
Business
October 14, 2015
Govt rice mills cry out for help against imminent collapse
Stakeholders and workers unions at six government-owned rice milling companies have demanded an intervention by the Cabinet to save the…