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 ...

In Egypt, a country that is about 95% harsh desert, ground water is scarce and many farmers use traditional donkey labor.

From ancient Egypt to medieval England, cultivating one or more crops in the same field was common practice among many farmers for thousands of years. However, in the last century, food producers ...

Fortunately for the pharaohs, ancient Egypt was located on the banks of the Nile, the longest river in the world. From June to October each year, the Nile flooded the surrounding countryside, before ...

Climate change is driving down the yield of jasmine farmers, who struggle to make a living in Egypt's precarious economy — Khaled DESOUKI For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected ...

Farmers are only paid a tiny fraction of what the jasmine extract eventually sells for For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top ...