The Agriculture Ministry has been conducting a comprehensive review of all its laws and policies for the last two months and will be amending them as necessary, Minister Abdel Moneim El Bana told reporters on Friday, according to Al Shorouk. The ministry has already finished drafting a law that criminalizes the destruction of lakes, setting strict prison sentences of 3-7 years in prison and fines of up to EGP 5 mn. The amendments also set penalties of up two years in prison and EGP 20k in fines for illegal cotton ginning. Both laws have already been approved by the Sherif Ismail cabinet.

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