farming
Sisi inaugurates water-preserving national greenhouse project
Egypt
February 9, 2018
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
January 29, 2018
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
September 16, 2016
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
June 6, 2016
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
May 8, 2016
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
April 28, 2016
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
December 5, 2015
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
December 1, 2015
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
October 3, 2015
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
May 21, 2015
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…