KAFR ZIADA, Egypt/DUBAI (Reuters) - Rice farmers in Kafr Ziada village in the Nile River Delta have ignored planting restrictions aimed at conserving water for years, continuing to grow a medium-grain ...

DAMIETTA, Egypt, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Emad Attiah Ramadan has started planting rice on his 12-acre (5 hectare) plot on the edge of the Egyptian city of Damietta, giving up on tomatoes that would no ...

Ethiopia has launched its biggest ever irrigation project over the Nile River after receiving US$100 million from the World Bank. The project is going ahead despite disapproval from Egypt, which is ...

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Cajolery and wheedling were unsuccessful. Bullying and intrigue did not work. So Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser, having used up all his other stunts, and being more moderate these days anyway, tried ...

With Nile water insufficient and now in question, the government is mandating a switch to water-saving drip and sprinkler irrigation MANSOURIYA, Egypt, Sept 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hassan ...

When salinity rises, the soil creates a condition agronomists call physiological drought: salt increases osmotic pressure around plant roots, preventing crops from absorbing moisture even when fields ...

Nairobi — The controversial 1929 treaty that gave Egypt exclusive rights over River Nile does not bar Kenyans from using Lake Victoria waters for irrigation, a Government official said yesterday. Mr ...