#water scarcity
In an effort to combat high temperatures and water scarcity in Egypt, Egypt and China signed an agreement on Wednesday, 18 August, to collaborate on the adoption of drought and salt-tolerant crops. The signing was announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation in a statement posted to its Facebook page. The agreement is one component of a three-year action plan for agricultural cooperation between the two nations (2023-2025). The action plan calls for fostering technological transfer and knowledge…