Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Egyptian pumpkins, bred to the country's soil and farming practices, are under threat by the entry of non-native varieties, pictured here, being offered to farmers by foreign corporations.

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 ...

The shaduf helped Egyptian farmers to spread the water around, fertilizing dry areas and so extracting the maximum benefit from seasonal flooding, keeping Egypt fed and fit for action.

The 650MW Gulf of Suez Wind Farm II in Egypt has commenced commercial operations and will provide enough clean electricity ...

Ancient Egyptian person: We’re making flour for baking bread. Child: Ow! There’s some stone from your quern in my bread. Ancient Egyptian person: Ok, we’re good at farming, but we’re not ...

Wheat in Egypt is packaged and sold by the ardeb, a traditional unit of measurement equal to about 150kg. Bread remains a staple of the Egyptian diet, accounting for 35 per cent of daily caloric ...

Although this may not seem much today, over 3,000 years ago it was the height of farming technology. The shaduf helped Egyptian farmers to spread the water around, fertilizing dry areas and so ...

The ancient Egyptians were very successful farmers. Find out more about farming and the ancient Egyptians in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 history guide.

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, ...

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 ...