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Arctic ‘doomsday vault’ stocks up on more food seeds
World

Arctic ‘doomsday vault’ stocks up on more food seeds

An Arctic “doomsday vault” is set Tuesday to receive 60,000 samples of seeds from around the world as the biggest…
China’s first plant to grow on moon is already dead
Science

China’s first plant to grow on moon is already dead

Beijing (CNN) The first plant to be grown on the moon by humans is likely dead already, Chinese scientists said…
Egypt to increase inspections of potato seeds from Europe
Egypt

Egypt to increase inspections of potato seeds from Europe

The Agriculture Ministry’s Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine has announced that it will be inspecting potato seeds imported from EU…
Dropping seed bombs
Environment

Dropping seed bombs

Environmentalists, activists and bystanders gathered Saturday at various locations around Cairo and Alexandria to join a seed bombing campaign known…
On World Food Day, UN praises local initiatives’ attempts to fight food insecurity
Environment

On World Food Day, UN praises local initiatives’ attempts to fight food insecurity

As World Food Day is marked on 16 October, concerns as to how to tackle national food insecurity continue to…
Seed bombs: Political gardeners reclaim their environment
Environment

Seed bombs: Political gardeners reclaim their environment

In an attempt to draw attention to the importance of preserving biodiversity and native Egyptian seeds, while reclaiming neglected or…
Egyptian medicinal plant project takes sustainability prize
Environment

Egyptian medicinal plant project takes sustainability prize

Egypt's Medicinal Plants Conservation Project (MPCP) has been awarded the 2012 Equator Prize for its work to preserve genetic heritage,…
Syria’s crops sheltered in Arctic doomsday seed vault
Environment

Syria’s crops sheltered in Arctic doomsday seed vault

STOCKHOLM — Chickpeas, fava beans and other seeds from a facility in Syria are among the 25,000 new samples being…
Delegation tests Egyptian products for E. coli
Egypt

Delegation tests Egyptian products for E. coli

A committee of European Union and World Health Organization experts on Monday began a tour of Minya and Fayoum governorates…
EU commitee to test Egyptian seeds for E. coli bacteria
Egypt

EU commitee to test Egyptian seeds for E. coli bacteria

A joint committee formed by the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) will begin a field tour…
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