pesticides
Egypt contracts global company to dispose 200 tons of hazardous pesticides
Environment
May 9, 2021
Egypt contracts global company to dispose 200 tons of hazardous pesticides
The Egyptian Environment Ministry contracted global company Geocycle Lafarge to safely dispose 200 tons of hazardous pesticides this year. These hazardous…
Egypt plans to drop 50% of pesticide use by 2030
Egypt
January 30, 2021
Egypt plans to drop 50% of pesticide use by 2030
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation al-Sayed al-Quseir announced Saturday that a plan has been developed to reduce Egypt’s consumption…
Paris, four other French cities ban use of pesticides
World
September 12, 2019
Paris, four other French cities ban use of pesticides
Paris and four other French cities on Thursday banned the use of synthetic pesticides within their boundaries, as an anti-chemicals…
Ministry of Agriculture targets horned vipers in Cairo’s Fifth Settlement
Egypt
July 30, 2019
Ministry of Agriculture targets horned vipers in Cairo’s Fifth Settlement
Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation stated on Tuesday that the ministry will guide citizens in combating the horned…
Emissions and microplastics: How food waste hurts the environment
World
May 1, 2019
Emissions and microplastics: How food waste hurts the environment
“I once found 200 to 300 Euros worth of Sushi, still in its original packaging,” Lea recalls. It’s not her…
World seeing ‘catastrophic collapse’ of insects: study
Environment
February 12, 2019
World seeing ‘catastrophic collapse’ of insects: study
Nearly half of all insect species worldwide are in rapid decline and a third could disappear altogether, according to a…
Egypt announces emergency over locust attack
Egypt
January 31, 2019
Egypt announces emergency over locust attack
The locust control authorities on the Egyptian-Sudanese border have declared a state of alert and emergency in order to face…
Egypt demands explanation from Saudi Arabia over onion import ban
Food
January 19, 2019
Egypt demands explanation from Saudi Arabia over onion import ban
Head of the Central Department of Agricultural Quarantine at the Egyptian Agriculture Ministry, Ahmed al-Attar, announced Friday that Egypt…
Saudi Kingdom lifts ban on Egyptian Guava: Minister
Food
October 24, 2018
Saudi Kingdom lifts ban on Egyptian Guava: Minister
Saudi Kingdom’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdel Rahman Bin Abdel Mohsen al-Fadhly on Wednesday lifted a ban…
Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry counters termites in 13 governorates
Egypt
September 3, 2018
Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry counters termites in 13 governorates
The Agriculture Ministry’s Central Department of Pest Control continued its efforts to fight against termites plaguing villages and slums…