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Abandoned by the system, Egypt’s farmers suffer discrimination, violence and poverty
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Abandoned by the system, Egypt’s farmers suffer discrimination, violence and poverty

On 11September, Egypt celebrated Farmer’s Day. But the dire straits in which many farmers find themselves call for anything but…
Fate of farmers union uncertain after recent political events
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Fate of farmers union uncertain after recent political events

After months of campaigning to establish Egypt’s first grassroots farmers union, as well as coordinating with sympathetic MPs to increase…
India could present model for political future of Egyptian farmers
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India could present model for political future of Egyptian farmers

Over the past twenty years, the issue of land dispossession has been of dire concern to Egypt’s rural population. After…
Sons of the Soil fight for farmers’ rights in Egypt
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Sons of the Soil fight for farmers’ rights in Egypt

More than a million farmers and workers in Egypt have lost land, been displaced and ill-treated by the state since…
Q&A with Ray Bush: The horrors of Egypt’s rural life (Part I)
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Q&A with Ray Bush: The horrors of Egypt’s rural life (Part I)

This is the first part of an exclusive interview with Dr Ray Bush, Professor of African Studies and Development Politics…
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