Balabel appointed head of agricultural quarantine

MOVES- Naglaa Mousa Balabel has been appointed head of the Agriculture Quarantine Agency, the Agriculture Ministry announced. Balabel replaces Ibrahim Imbaby, who had been appointed to head the agency in March. The Agriculture Ministry gave no reason for the change, Reuters says, noting that “Imbaby had replaced Saad Moussa, who insisted that imported wheat should contain zero levels of the ergot fungus against more internationally acceptable standards of 0.05 percent.