Agriculture

President Sisi, FAO chief confer over impact of Ukraine War on Egypt's food security

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 - 12:35 GMT

President Sisi showcased Egypt's endeavors to overcome that challenge in a radical way.

Egyptian Cabinet sets fixed cotton prices for the 2024/2025 season

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 - 04:00 GMT

Under the new pricing scheme, a medium-staple quintal of cotton in Upper Egypt will be set at LE 10,000, while a long-staple quintal in Lower Egypt will be priced at LE 12,000

Seasonal workers agreement with Greece creates 10K job opportunities for Egyptians

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 10:40 GMT

The agreement was signed in 2022.

Egyptian president holds meeting on agricultural cooperation with African states

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 05:05 GMT

President Sisi was briefed on the challenges facing public and private investments on the continent, and proposals on ways to support these investments.

Egypt's agriculture exports increase by $239.2M during 2023: CAPMAS

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 12:19 GMT

During the first 10 months of 2023, the total Egyptian agricultural exports reached $3.5 billion, compared to $2.8 billion during the same period in 2022

Egypt introduces subsurface drainage systems across 6M feddans

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 03:17 GMT

Others had been renovated across 2.3 million feddans.

Egypt's agriculture sector: self-sufficiency, land reclamation, and record-breaking exports

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 - 04:49 GMT

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, El Sayed El Qusair, announced the addition of over 3.5 million feddans of agricultural land through desert reclamation.

MAFI, international companies to establish $300M agri-food complex in Sadat City

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 - 01:13 GMT

The complex is a collaborative effort between the MAFI for agricultural produce industries and renowned international companies specializing in agricultural food industry technologies

Egypt closes deal on 50k tons of imported sugar in response to rising prices

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 - 12:20 GMT

In the past few weeks, consumers have witnessed a significant surge in sugar prices, leading to LE 50 per kilo in certain locations, worsened by stockpiling. Some merchants decided to hoard sugar in anticipation of potential government price hikes

Egyptian agricultural exports reach 5.669M tons, up 29.2% during 2022/2023 season

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 - 04:52 GMT

Agricultural exports to Arab countries amounted to 42 percent of the sector’s export volume at 2.355 million tons, valued at $1.314 billion or 37 percent of Egypt’s total agricultural trade value

Egypt and World Bank partner to advance climate-smart agriculture in country

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 01:20 GMT

The new initiative seeks to develop innovative digital applications tailored to serve Egypt's agricultural sector and extend its impact on regional activities, particularly in Africa

AAAID plans to invest $100M in Egypt over 3 years

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 - 03:51 GMT

AAAID's current investments in Egypt amount to approximately $158 million, Al Mazrooei highlighted

Egyptian president follows up on measures taken to increase agricultural lands' productivity

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 - 03:35 GMT

There has been an increase in the yields of lands cultivated with wheat and corn.

Nawah Scientific becomes 1st African lab to acquire US-FDA accreditation

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 - 02:30 GMT

Egyptian exporters would be able to retain the company's services instead of sending samples for testing abroad saving half the costs and 90 percent of the time the process takes.

Egypt implements hundreds of projects to protect Sinai from flash floods

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 - 07:04 GMT

In 2014, the Egyptian government launched a series of projects aimed at protecting Sinai from flash floods.

Egyptian President follows up on implementation of mega land reclamation projects

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 - 02:53 GMT

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi held a meeting Sunday with a number of ministers and officials to follow up on the progress rate of the implementation of land reclamation projects.

Surface area to be cultivated with wheat in Egypt in 2023 to be 4M feddans

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 - 01:56 GMT

Abou Saddam pointed out that Egypt currently grows only 50 percent of its consumption of wheat.

Egypt delivers training to agricultural researchers from 8 countries

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 - 01:39 GMT

The Agricultural Research Center and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) collaborated for Egypt to deliver the training.

Egyptian scientist chairs international conference on agriculture's biggest threat

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 - 12:47 GMT

Egyptian agricultural scientist, Fahim Qoura, will preside over this year's conference, a groundbreaking move as he becomes the first Arab president of the Nematology Association in Tropical America.

Egypt, Equatorial Guinea mull agricultural integration

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 - 02:05 GMT

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Al Sayed al-Qusair met Speaker of the Senate of Equatorial Guinea Teresa Efua Asangono.

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