Latest in Tag: Agriculture Highlight
Latest in Tag: Agriculture

Ministries of agriculture, industry assigned to launch sustainable projects with UAE, Jordan: Madbouly
Madbouly assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation to immediately start coordinating with the Ministry of Industry to implement the projects required within the sustainable industry initiative between Egypt, the UAE, and Jordan, and to identify projects based on several crops, including vegetables, fruits, dairy, and livestock.

Egyptian, Danish geoscience students explore jointly sustainable agriculture, green transformation solutions
It is part of two-week project organized by Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Initiative

Environment, Agriculture Ministers discuss COP 27 preparations
The meeting focused on Agricultural projects, programmes

Researchers warn of Ethiopian dam’s impacts on Egypt’s agriculture, economy
Egypt is implementing four-directive strategy to take on increasing water crisis

Egyptian researcher innovates device for harvesting rain, evaporated water for floating agriculture
Device can be used to harvest evaporated water from salt lakes and shallow beaches

ABE makes notable contribution to sector revival, countryside development: Chairperson
Bank sees huge increase in loan portfolio to EGP 44.5bn in 2020, of which EGP 31bn directed to MSMEs, says Alaa Farouk

Al-Sisi follows up on developments of ‘Egypt’s Future’ agricultural project
Project aims to add 500,000 feddan of agricultural land

Egypt’s national AI council discusses using technology in agriculture, irrigation
The meeting reviewed Egypt’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, which aims to localise the technology and expand its usage to achieve development goals

Success of developing country’s agricultural outputs depends on performance indicators used: Researchers
Long-term development to be achieved with improvement of profitability, efficiency in agriculture

Africa launches $14m program to shore up coffee sector amid COVID-19
ICO projects a loss of exports valued between $100m and $200m, potentially affecting 6.6 million jobs in coffee sector, particularly in east Africa

Egypt, EIB discuss cooperation on transport, agriculture, health
Al-Mashat said meeting tackled how recently approved €1.1bn funding put towards financing 3 National Authority for Tunnels project

WFP, South Sudan sign deal to implement agriculture master plan
Matthew Hollingworth, WFP country director said WFP bought 8,000 tons of food grown in South Sudan in 2019

CBE provides EGP 69bn in facilities to support industry, agriculture, contracting sectors
5 industries, including F&B and plastics, acquired 60%, or EGP 41bn, of total used balances granted under initiative, says source

Planning Ministry targets EGP 34.5bn agriculture, irrigation investments in FY 2020/21
The ministry has indicated that the agriculture sector’s most significant targets for FY 2020/21 are to increase production to EGP 1.075trn at current prices, from EGP 938.9bn in FY 2019/20, a growth of 14.5%, equivalent to 11% of gross domestic product (GDP).

Ministries of Environment, Agriculture sign two afforestation protocols with Qalyubia governorate
This project will allow increasing the per capita green space and reduce pollution

Banking, agriculture, manufacturing, logistics to drive Italian businesses in Egypt next year: CISE
Italian investments in Egypt to be doubled next year to €3.2bn, says Romano

Ministry of Social Solidarity, PepsiCo Egypt and CARE Egypt to launch SFtW for women in agriculture
The programme is with investments of $3.7m, and is expected to benefit 390,000 female small-scale producers and their families in Egypt

Egypt, US signs EGP 280m in basic education, agriculture grant agreements
‘We supported Egypt with EGP1.2bn in couple of months’, says Carlin

New Valley province, Guinness World Records discuss promoting tourism, agriculture
This is part of its development plan, which aims to market agricultural products globally, in addition to promoting the governorate as a global tourist destination.

Agriculture is key for Africa’s development, controlling famines: Nobel Peace prize winner
ECES, MIF, AfDB to organise joint event on Africa next October, says Abla Abdel Latif

Elegant Group aims to channel EGP 1bn of Egyptian’s savings to agricultural, industrial sectors
Elegant Group Chairperson, Mohamed Shaheen, said that the agricultural and industrial sectors are currently considered a safe mechanism for investment, with returns exceeding the fixed benefits of bank savings, especially with the state’s efforts to encourage direct investment and decrease bank interest rates during the coming period

MALC to focus on boosting projects’ production in rural areas
“We want to improve citizens’ living conditions, eliminate local migration,” says Minister

Sustainable agriculture is an engine for accelerating growth in Egypt: FAO
Authorities, FAO strengthen R&D’s national capacities in modern agriculture technologies

In Belize, farmers turn away from slash and burn agriculture
Small farmers around the world burn woodlands to create fertile fields, releasing vast amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. In Belize, one project wants to move farmers away from this old method toward greener pastures.Project goal: Supporting small farms to become more sustainable and to replace old, polluting machinery Project implementation: Farmers are learning environmentally …

Paste and Juice completes agriculture mechanisation project cutting its prices by 20%
Adding a new daily1,000 tonnes production line this year: Export Director

Agriculture Ministry official sentenced to 10 years
Aziz is part of bigger corruption case at ministry

UNB signs 4 agreements to support small investors in agriculture, land reclamation
Main sectors to be financed by bank are agricultural crops, livestock production, poultry, fish farms, medicinal plants, aromatic plants

How climate change threatens Egypt’s coasts, agriculture
Worldwide trending philosophy for coastal protection is building with nature technique

Military Production, Agriculture ministries cooperate to manufacture production equipment, implement national projects
National Organisation for Military Production, IDA, CGCOC Group sign MoU to develop industrial zone in Abu Zanima

Egypt holds workshop with World Bank to promote investments in agriculture
Egypt’s recent economic reforms and improved business environment encourage investment in agriculture, says World Bank