Agriculture News
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Egypt keen on increasing farmlands
Egypt is witnessing an increase in the number of agricultural lands, agro-processing facilities and fertilizers production.
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Irrigation min. , Japanese amb. discuss bilateral cooperation
Irrigation Minister Hany Sweilam on Monday discussed with Japanese ambassador to Egypt Oka Hiroshi ways of boosting bilateral cooperation.
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Cabinet says cultivated lands up in 2024 to 10 million feddans
The state spares no effort to achieve agricultural development as it adopted an integrated approach to increase farmlands across the country.
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The controversial plan to turn a desert green
Critics say transforming deserts is unproven, enormously complex and could negatively affect water and weather in ways we cannot predict.
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Egypt agricultural exports rise 7% to reach $3.6 bln
Egypt's agricultural exports rose 7% from the beginning of the year till 4 September to reach $3.6 billion, a growth of more than $800 million.
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Sweilam reviews measures during maximum water needs
The Ministry acted to solve water distribution and management problems in a number of sites on the network of canals across Egypt during the summer.
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Irrigation Min Lauds Cooperation Between Egypt, Sweden In Water Resources Sphere
The minister also hailed the support provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to Egypt.
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Egypt’s Biogrand plans to establish fertilizers factory in Saudi Arabia
The project aims to meet the demand of the Saudi market and export 50% of production to four Arab countries.
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Egypt's agriculture exports surpasses 5.6M tons in 2024
Citrus fruits constituted a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 2,077,386 tons.
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Minister of Agriculture commits to supporting livestock industry
Initiatives, in collaboration with government banks, aim to provide the necessary financing for farm owners and milk collection centres.
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Egypt’s agricultural exports hit 5.1mln tons in 7 months
Egypt’s agricultural exports reached 5.1 million tons in the first seven months of the year, valued at $3 billion.
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Min.: Irrigation Ministry plays pivotal role in implementing Decent Life initiative
Water resources projects play important role in achieving sustainable development as water is the main element in any development project.
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Greening the desert: is Sisi’s grand plan using up all of Egypt’s water?
The ‘Future of Egypt’ envisages turning tracts of desert into farmland to grow crops for export.
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Value of Egyptian agri exports increases by $600 mln YoY
Citrus fruits were the leading export commodity, with shipments exceeding two million tons.
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Egypt agricultural exports jump to $2.9 bln in 1H 2024
Egypt’s agricultural exports jumped to $2.9 billion in the first half (1H) of 2024, a growth of $600 million compared to the same period 2023.
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Tender for Agriculture & Food
Cairo: Supply of different types of poultry feed and hay mulch
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Egypt has big dry port plans — where do they currently stand?
Egypt wants to become a global trade and logistics hub through a package of multipurpose transport projects.
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Farmers syndicate expects 25% hike in agriculture crops prices
Farmers Syndicate Head Hussein Abdel-Rahman has expected a 25 percent increase in the prices of summer agriculture crops, including fruits and vegs.
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Egypt's agricultural exports record 4.5M tons at $2.6B since Jan. 2024
The minister highlighted that the main exported crops are citrus (1,978,112 tons), potato (862,226), onion (96,2860), and green beans (82,333).
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Agriculture sector contributes about 15% to Egypt’s GDP
The minister emphasized the role of renewable energy in supporting efforts to reduce food losses while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.