Irrigation

Egypt rejects current form of Entebbe Agreement on Nile River: minister

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 - 12:08 GMT

Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Sweilam called Sunday on states that ratified the Entebbe Agreement to revisit their stances and resume talks.

Egyptian irrigation ministry reveals lengths of canals lined within Decent Life initiative

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 - 12:18 GMT

The lining is not exclusive to the rural villages included in the initiative.

Egypt's National Center for Research discovers biofertilizer called 'ABM'

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 - 01:53 GMT

The ABM increases production by 30-40 percent by adding five liters to irrigation water per feddan weekly.

Egypt establishes Center for 'Rain and Flood Forecast' in South Sudan

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 - 12:30 GMT

Ghanem noted that Egypt had built a similar one in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Egypt introduces new satellite image analysis application to enhance irrigation water distribution

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 - 10:59 GMT

The pilot operation began in Kafr El Sheikh governorate.

Egyptian president instructs government to move forward with land reclamation projects

Wed, 08 May 2024 - 02:07 GMT

That is within a plan to increase the supply of food products, offering them in reasonable prices in the local market and also exporting.

Egypt's irrigation ministry reveals lengths of canals rehabilitated within 'Decent Life'

Tue, 07 May 2024 - 11:54 GMT

The rehabilitation of others is in-progress.

Egypt begins constructing 8 solar-powered groundwater pumping stations in South Sudan

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 01:15 GMT

The ministry pointed out that 20 of those had been established over the past few years to serve 100,000 South Sudanese citizens.

Egypt introduces subsurface drainage systems across 6M feddans

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 03:17 GMT

Others had been renovated across 2.3 million feddans.

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.

Egypt builds 28 solar-powered underground water pumping stations in South Sudan

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 - 07:35 GMT

That is in addition to four rainwater harvesting dams.

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.

Egypt's Irrigation minister arrives in Nairobi to partake in ACS 2023

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 - 11:14 GMT

He added that the summit aims at crystallizing a unified African vision for dealing with climate issue to be floated at the UN Climate Summit (COP28), due to be held in UAE in November.

Irrigation min. reviews progress of projects implemented by Egypt in S.Sudan

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 - 01:04 GMT

The minister added that Egypt had implemented a number of development projects in South Sudan including the establishment of groundwater stations to provide drinking water for citizens.

Egypt's irrigation minister highlights measures taken to fight water poverty

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 - 02:17 GMT

Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Sweilam noted in a TV interview Saturday that the water poverty line is 1,000 cubic meters per capita per annum and that the figure in Egypt is half that quantity.

Egypt takes steps to mend irrigation problems in Siwa oasis

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 - 10:32 GMT

The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources released Monday a report on measures taken to resolve problems that have lasted for 30 years.

Egypt’s Irrigation minister: Cleaning up old Dairut Barrages, installing iron gates to prevent water pollution

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 - 12:14 GMT

The project also includes the establishment of seven barrages with a system to manage and follow up water distribution in 45 areas covered by the project, the minister added.​

Egypt adds 1 million feddan of agricultural lands over past 8 years

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 - 11:51 GMT

Egypt has added one million feddan of agricultural lands over the past 8 years, and for the first time in the country's agricultural history, it has used on the contractual farming approach.

In figures: What did Haya Karima achieve so far in Upper Egypt?

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 - 03:15 GMT

The inititaive's projects covered more than 4,500 villages during its first phase, with a total of 175 centers in 20 governorates.

Egyptian Irrigation Minister heads to Kenya to discuss joint cooperation

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 - 12:09 GMT

Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Sweilam headed Monday to Kenya in a two-day visit to hold talks on bolstering joint cooperation in the sector.

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