farmers
UPDATE: Sadat City farmers continued to protest on Tuesday against bulldozing lands
Egypt
March 1, 2015
UPDATE: Sadat City farmers continued to protest on Tuesday against bulldozing lands
Dozens of farmers from Sadat City, Monufiya staged a protest on Tuesday outside the Ministry of Housing to demand stopping…
Hundreds of farmers protest bulldozing of their lands
Egypt
February 24, 2015
Hundreds of farmers protest bulldozing of their lands
Hundreds of farmers from Sadat City in Monufiya staged a protest on Monday outside the Journalists Syndicate.
Farmers to hand in local wheat by 20 June maximum: Minister
Business
June 15, 2014
Farmers to hand in local wheat by 20 June maximum: Minister
Minister of Food Supply and Domestic Trade, Khaled Hanafy, said on Sunday that the deadline for receiving local wheat from…
Government to allocate LE473.2 million to Egyptian farmers
Egypt
August 6, 2013
Government to allocate LE473.2 million to Egyptian farmers
The state’s treasury has supported farmers with more than LE1 billion over the past two fiscal years, according to a…
Amid political instability, farmers’ plight goes from bad to worse
Environment
April 7, 2013
Amid political instability, farmers’ plight goes from bad to worse
As government politics continues to remain in a state of turbulent and violent uncertainty and instability — clashes abound, parliamentary…
Minya farmers block major road over unfair FJP coupon scheme
Egypt
March 5, 2013
Minya farmers block major road over unfair FJP coupon scheme
Hundreds of farmers in Minya blocked the Maghagha al-Adwa road linking Upper Egypt and the Western Desert on Tuesday to…
Egypt farm bank launching retail Islamic services
Business
February 12, 2013
Egypt farm bank launching retail Islamic services
Egypt's main agricultural bank is launching Islamic retail services this month to meet increasing demand in rural areas, a bank…
The head of the Farmers Syndicate talks about their continuing battle
Egypt
January 22, 2013
The head of the Farmers Syndicate talks about their continuing battle
As farmers took to the streets as part of the mobilization against the draft constitution, Mohamed Abdel Qader, chief of…
Military court adjourns Qursaya clashes trial to 5 December
Egypt
December 4, 2012
Military court adjourns Qursaya clashes trial to 5 December
A military tribunal on Tuesday adjourned the trial of 25 residents of Qursaya Island who are charged with assaulting Armed…
Cloud technology could help medium-scale farmers boost crop production
Environment
September 24, 2012
Cloud technology could help medium-scale farmers boost crop production
A software company hopes to use cloud technology and precision agriculture to empower farmers to save on water and pesticides.…