fertilizer
MOPCO plant environmentally safe, says fact-finding committee
Egypt
January 4, 2012
MOPCO plant environmentally safe, says fact-finding committee
A fact-finding committee announced in a statement on Wednesday that the MOPCO-Agrium fertilizer plant in Damietta Governorate does not pose…
Damietta factory demands resumption of work
Egypt
December 12, 2011
Damietta factory demands resumption of work
Misr Oil Processing Company (MOPCO) on Monday sent an official memo to Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri demanding approval to resume…
‘Wise men’ to resolve Agrium plant crisis
Egypt
November 17, 2011
‘Wise men’ to resolve Agrium plant crisis
The Agrium plant crisis has entered its tenth day, with residents of Damietta insisting that the ruling military council relocate…
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Protests continue in the Damietta area after a man was killed yesterday and several injured in clashes with military forces…
One killed, 12 injured as protesters clash with security forces in Damietta
Egypt
November 13, 2011
One killed, 12 injured as protesters clash with security forces in Damietta
One protester was killed and 12 others were injured on Sunday as security forces clashed with protesters staging a sit-in…
Co-opting Egypt’s farmers no longer feasible after 25 January
Egypt
September 10, 2011
Co-opting Egypt’s farmers no longer feasible after 25 January
Amid rising labor and social protests across Egypt, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) planned to breathe…
Wheat productivity projected to rise this season
Business
March 27, 2010
Wheat productivity projected to rise this season
Wheat productivity this season reached 3.22 million feddans and production on each feddan rose by two ardebs (one ardeb=5.62 US…
Govt mulls abolition of fertilizer subsidies
Business
February 8, 2010
Govt mulls abolition of fertilizer subsidies
The government is considering the abolition of subsidies on fertilizers sold to farmers in an effort to fill the gap…