Dr. Russell Sharp explores Egypt’s push into large-scale greenhouse and hydroponic production, driven in part by the military, and compares it to Morocco’s desalination-led expansion of fresh produce. The episode covers greenhouse construction, water supply challenges, berry and high-value crop ambitions, and how military involvement affects local agriculture and supply chains.

It examines implications for food security, competition between countries, and the potential benefits and drawbacks of soilless cultivation when pursued at national scale.

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Tutankhamun

Cleopatra

Ramses II

Nefertiti

Imhotep

Hatshepsut

Omar Sharif

Umm Kulthum

Taha Hussein

Naguib Mahfouz

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Anwar Sadat

Mohamed Salah

Dalida

Amr Diab

Ahmed Zewail

Saad Zaghloul

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Youssef Chahine

Farouk Hosni