The Egyptian government has ordered all strawberry and pepper exporters to register their farms and print all sourcing and export data on their packaging to enable traceability in case problems arise with shipments. The decision follows a ban on the import of Egyptian oranges, peppers and strawberries by the Kingdom…
Saudi Arabia is no longer importing strawberries from Egypt citing above-normal concentrations of farm pesticide residues that pose potential public health hazards. In a notice sent to all strawberry exporters on 4 February, the Egyptian General Organisation for Import and Export Control said the ban took effect on 18 January.…
The Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has tightened inspection procedures for export fruit following threats by the European Union (EU) and Saudi Arabia to curtail Egyptian imports due to high pesticide contamination. In a statement issued on 30 December, the ministry said the move was meant to increase…
The Zambian livestock ministry has constituted a task team to drive the export of goat and sheep to Saudi Arabia. Livestock minister Michael Katambo says the team must come up with a roadmap to profitably exploit the opportunity. “The task force will look into modalities such as raising the population…
Zambia could grow its capacity to meet strong demand for sheep and goats from the Saudi Arabian market, according to the chairman of the Small Livestock Association of Zambia, Trust Chasha. Zambian small stock farmers had the numbers to meet export requirements of more than a million animals a month,…
President Edgar Lungu wants the government's goat export initiative to Saudi Arabia to impact the urban and rural vulnerable groups in line with his administration's pro-poor outlook, Dept of Fisheries and Livestock Permanent Secretary Dr David Shimulenge told a consultative meeting in the capital Lusaka today. https://youtu.be/uZIcJ_BGcXE