Venezuelan market opens to Egyptian fresh pomegranates: Agriculture Minister
Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk has announced the official opening of the Venezuelan market to Egypt’s fresh pomegranate exports – a step expected to boost export activity and diversify destination markets to enhance export sustainability. Farouk
Egyptian ministers launch 2nd ‘EGY AGRI’ expo in New Valley governorate
Egypt’s Minister of Local Development, Manal Awad, and Minister of Agriculture, Alaa El-Din Farouk, on Thursday inaugurated the second edition of the New Valley agricultural exhibition, “EGY AGRI,” a national event reflecting the partnership and efforts to serve the agricultural
Housing Minister visits Egypt-built Julius Nyerere Hydropower project in Tanzania
Egyptian Housing Minister Sherif El-Sherbini visited the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project in Tanzania, meeting with Tanzanian and Egyptian officials and workers. The project, implemented by the Egyptian consortium of Arab Contractors and Elsewedy Electric, aims to generate 2,115 megawatts of
EGP 9.3bn allocated to 44,400 farmers under National Veal Project: Agriculture Minister
The National Veal Project, led by Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk, has approved EGP 299.6m in funding for 428 small-scale farmers and young graduates. This support will facilitate the purchase of 4,280 head of cattle under the
Enhancing industrial EV battery performance in emerging non-automotive and off-highway markets
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Sponsored by Parker. With the increasing push towards sustainability and efficiency, the electrification of industrial vehicles is not just a technological milestone but a necessity. As electric vehicles (EVs)
Egypt, Nigeria agree to strengthen agricultural cooperation
Alaa Farouk, Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, met with Abubakar Kyari, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, to discuss ways to deepen agricultural cooperation between the two countries. The meeting, which was also attended by Mustafa Al-Sayyad,
Egypt’s Agriculture Minister discusses cooperation with Senegal, Somalia
Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, has met with his counterparts from Senegal and Somalia to discuss enhanced agricultural cooperation. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on Agricultural Development, currently
One of Texas’ dirtiest coal plants will swap to solar with help from US grant


A coal plant in South Texas will shut down and convert to a solar + battery electricity generation facility, with the help of a $1.4 billion grant from the US Department of Agriculture meant to help clean
France Reaches 23.7 GW of Solar Power
France is among the top nations for significant growth in solar energy generation in recent years, and that continued in the third quarter. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has shared the most recent data from its third-quarter (Q3) 2024 solar
Egypt explores collaboration with ECA to strengthen agricultural transformation, women’s empowerment
Alaa Farouk, Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, met with a delegation from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Monday to discuss potential avenues for collaboration. The meeting, held in Cairo, took place during the ECA’s



