pesticides
Pesticide ‘pseudo-black market’ fueled by disconnect with agricultural authorities
Environment
November 29, 2011
Pesticide ‘pseudo-black market’ fueled by disconnect with agricultural authorities
Each year, Egypt’s Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ministry modifies and publishes a list of pesticides that are banned from agricultural…
Food safety in Egypt: Will the new legislation bear fruit?
Environment
September 29, 2011
Food safety in Egypt: Will the new legislation bear fruit?
Food safety is a multi-layered problem involving an array of issues, whether environmental, health or economic in nature. What seems…
Group reveals dangerous insecticides held for 12 years at Suez port
Environment
August 11, 2011
Group reveals dangerous insecticides held for 12 years at Suez port
For 12 years, Egyptian authorities have kept quiet about containers holding internationally banned pesticides that are being stored at Adabiya…
Egypt detains former minister over pesticides
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Egypt detains former minister over pesticides
An Egyptian investigating judge ordered a former agriculture minister detained for questioning over accusations that he allowed the import of…