Luxor’s beauty is not just seen through the scale and grandeur of its ancient Egyptian monuments, but also through the eyes of its farmers. The splendor of its history continues to run in the veins of its people, as they carry inside their hearts boundless dreams to transform the city into the world’s next breadbasket. When speaking of Luxor, Khaled Saad, a smallholder farmer in Boghdadi village, which is around 8.3 kilometers from inland Luxor, refers to the place as more than a home, or a piece of land, but as a symbol of the future – of hope, abundance and progress. Walking around the sun-drenched farmland of Boghdadi village, Saad showed me the new solar panels that were installed just a few months ago in a way that does not fundamentally alter the physical character and functionality of the landscape. Surrounded by palm trees, Saad pointed with his finger towards the horizon and said, “Luxor is the land of opportunity; it is bountiful and rich and can become a hotspot for a growing agricultural industry in tomatoes, sugarcane, grapes, bananas, mangoes, dates, and corn/maize,” he says confidently. A light…
Luxor’s Farmers Instill New Hope for a Climate-Resilient Future in Egypt
July 14, 2022
