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Agriculture minister seeks harsher punishment for excessive use of pesticides
Egypt

Agriculture minister seeks harsher punishment for excessive use of pesticides

  The Agriculture Ministry will coordinate with the House of Representatives to issue a law that imposes harsh punishments on…
Agriculture Minister introduces new system for exporting Egyptian strawberries
Egypt

Agriculture Minister introduces new system for exporting Egyptian strawberries

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Abdel Moneim al-Banna said on Monday that a new system to export strawberries is…
95.4% of merchants dilute pesticides
Egypt

95.4% of merchants dilute pesticides

A study prepared by the pesticides' committee of the Agriculture Ministry proved that 95.4 percent of pesticides are spoiled because…
Three types of pesticides banned, deadline for companies to get rid of stock
Egypt

Three types of pesticides banned, deadline for companies to get rid of stock

Yehia Abdel Hamid, vice-chairman of the Committee on Pesticides, said the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has banned…
Safaga Port Customs thwart attempt to smuggle large quantities of banned pesticides
Egypt

Safaga Port Customs thwart attempt to smuggle large quantities of banned pesticides

The Safaga Port Customs say on Wednesday they foiled an attempt to smuggle large quantities of banned pesticides into the…
Police: Taxi drivers hospitalized after Beijing pesticide protest
World

Police: Taxi drivers hospitalized after Beijing pesticide protest

More than 30 taxi drivers were hospitalized after apparently drinking pesticide during a protest in central Beijing over a dispute…
UN cancer agency sees a risk in Roundup and other pesticides
Egypt

UN cancer agency sees a risk in Roundup and other pesticides

The UN's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said Friday that three pesticides, including the popular weedkiller Roundup, were…
Agriculture Ministry declares vegetables free of pesticides remains
Egypt

Agriculture Ministry declares vegetables free of pesticides remains

An official report issued by the Central Laboratory analyzing remains of pesticides and heavy elements in food have indicated an…
Illegal pesticides threaten agriculture and fragile ecosystem
Environment

Illegal pesticides threaten agriculture and fragile ecosystem

The spread of counterfeit pesticides and fertilizers that contain dangerous toxic substances is one of the biggest dangers threatening agriculture…
For desert farmers, innovation is key
Environment

For desert farmers, innovation is key

As traditional agricultural lands dwindle, experts look to make desert farming more sustainable. Government projects to reclaim Egypt's desert lands…
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