Germany and Egypt discuss cooperation in carbon market for agriculture sector: Egyptian Agriculture Minister El Sayed El Quseir met with a delegation from the German Chamber of Commerce, headed by its Executive Director Jan Noter, to discuss cooperation in carbon certificate mechanisms currently in the works, according to a statement. El Quseir stressed the importance of calculating the carbon footprint of agricultural products and how it can be translated into tradable carbon credits to serve as an additional source of income for farmers and other stakeholders in the sector.

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