Egypt: How ‘smart crops’ are used to mitigate effects of climate change
INTERNATIONAL The past few years have been especially daunting for Abul Mahasen Mohamed, a farmer from the Nile Delta province of Menoufiya. High temperatures, water scarcity and rising salinity in the soil deprived him and fellow farmers of sizeable crop yields. "Some people sustained huge losses," Mohamed told Middle East Eye. "Extreme heat burned some crops and devastated some farms." This year, Mohamed is growing a new maize variety that […]