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‘No grass’: Europe’s livestock sector stricken by drought
World

‘No grass’: Europe’s livestock sector stricken by drought

  “Our cows have been living off hay cut in June, there isn’t any grass,” says Jean-Guillaume Hannequin, a farmer…
Government imports rice due to poor cultivation: Farmers syndicate chief
Egypt

Government imports rice due to poor cultivation: Farmers syndicate chief

  Chief of the farmers syndicate Hussien Abdel Rahman Abu Sedam said on Sunday that the Egyptian government will be…
Sisi inaugurates water-preserving national greenhouse project
Egypt

Sisi inaugurates water-preserving national greenhouse project

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated on Thursday the first phase of a project building 100,000 greenhouses to grow agricultural products that…
Red Sea farm established to produce low-cost organic stock
Egypt

Red Sea farm established to produce low-cost organic stock

The Red Sea governorate opened the Wadi al-Quaih farm in Qussair City on Monday as the first agricultural project in…
Beheira resident demands action against burning of farm waste
Egypt

Beheira resident demands action against burning of farm waste

A recent decree in the governorate of Beheira banning the burning of straw and wood has met with limited success,…
Four killed in family feud over sheep grazing
Egypt

Four killed in family feud over sheep grazing

Four people were killed and another 11 injured when a shepherd opened fire on trespassing members of a rival family…
Agriculture and supply ministries clash over wheat disribution
Egypt

Agriculture and supply ministries clash over wheat disribution

Conflicts between the Agriculture Ministry and the Supply Ministry over the provision of Egyptian wheat have escalated, with Supply Ministry…
Egypt looks to avert water crisis driven by demand, waste
Egypt

Egypt looks to avert water crisis driven by demand, waste

"For a thousand years," Abdullah Sheikh's family has been working the land the same way — flooding fields in Egypt's…
Battling climate change — with worms
Environment

Battling climate change — with worms

Nicolas Denieul plants his spade in the ground and turns over a clod of soil to reveal a mass of…
Central America tests drought-resistant ‘miracle’ beans
Environment

Central America tests drought-resistant ‘miracle’ beans

"These beans are miraculous because they beat droughts," crowed Manuel Ceren, a farmer in El Salvador trying out a hybrid,…
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