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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,…
African crops, economies at risk as El Nino threatens to scorch and soak
Environment

African crops, economies at risk as El Nino threatens to scorch and soak

Standing waist-deep in a hole, South African maize farmer Tom van Rooyen digs at the side with a small pickaxe. "There…
Dolphin-hunting Japanese town may start farming them on the side
Life & Style

Dolphin-hunting Japanese town may start farming them on the side

A Japanese town notorious for killing dolphins may set up a dolphin breeding farm after zoos and aquariums decided to…
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