SECOND VILLAGE, Egypt -- In the winter of 1964, Makhluf Abu Kassem was born in this agricultural community newly created at the far end of Egypt's Fayoum oasis. His parents were among the village's ...

SAHEL SELIM, Egypt (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a small village 45 minutes from the city of Assiut, in southern Egypt, a group of farmers and their families gathered to watch a theater ...

KAFR ZIADA, Egypt, April 30 (Reuters) - Egyptian farmers have begun to harvest their wheat without the coronavirus disruptions hitting other growers globally, and with a plea from President Abdel ...

For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top global perfume houses. But in recent summers, his basket has felt lighter and the once ...

SAMALOUT, Egypt, Feb 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Eman Essa's husband died and she took over running his farm in southern Egypt, she found herself guessing when the wheat crop needed ...

The family of 55-year-old Egyptian farmer Makhluf Abu Kassem, sit on his land as he plows and works, in Second Village, Qouta town, Fayoum, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. Abu Kassem fears that a dam ...

New ideas on how to deal with climate change are easier to accept and understand when they come with a bit of fun, agriculture experts say SAHEL SELIM, Egypt, Oct 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In ...