Agriculture Ministry
Govt project aims to make wheat, corn, oil production self-sufficient
Business
December 16, 2012
Govt project aims to make wheat, corn, oil production self-sufficient
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil has tasked the agriculture, irrigation, electricity and investment ministries to begin implementing a project the government…
Minister: No danger from locusts in Sudan
Egypt
November 20, 2012
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…
Agriculture Ministry imports meat for Eid
Business
October 17, 2012
Agriculture Ministry imports meat for Eid
Egypt has imported 36,000 cattle and 30,000 camels from countries as diverse as Sudan, Brazil, Croatia and Australia in preparation…
Labor protests on the rise, with demonstrations across sectors
Egypt
September 17, 2012
Labor protests on the rise, with demonstrations across sectors
A wave of fresh labor protests has hit the country this week at schools, universities and government bodies, mostly demanding…
Nubians plan to protest Agriculture Ministry plan to sell land
Egypt
July 16, 2012
Nubians plan to protest Agriculture Ministry plan to sell land
Nubian groups in several cities plan to protest outside the Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday to call for the cancellation of…
Brotherhood member nominated for agriculture minister
Egypt
July 1, 2012
Brotherhood member nominated for agriculture minister
Mohamed Taha Wahdan, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Bureau and a professor of agriculture at Suez Canal University, has…
Agricultural employees break into governorate HQ in Wadi Gadid
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Agricultural employees break into governorate HQ in Wadi Gadid
Dozens of agricultural employees who have been on strike in Wadi Gadid stormed into the governorate headquarters on Tuesday afternoon…
Report: 16,000 acres of agricultural land damaged by encroachments
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Report: 16,000 acres of agricultural land damaged by encroachments
More than 400 cases of illegal building on lands designated for agricultural use took place since last year’s uprising, according…
Govt to negotiate import of Sudanese live cattle
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Govt to negotiate import of Sudanese live cattle
Agriculture Minister Mohamed Reda Ismail has begun negotiations with the Sudanese government on how Egypt can import live Sudanese calves…
Foot-and-mouth disease kills over 9,000 animals, Agriculture Ministry says no human cases
Egypt
March 27, 2012
Foot-and-mouth disease kills over 9,000 animals, Agriculture Ministry says no human cases
There have been no reports of human cases of foot-and-mouth disease to date, said Assistant Agriculture Minister for veterinary medicine…