Agriculture: making water work
The Middle East owes its place in history to agriculture. By harnessing the waters of the mighty Nile, Tigris and Euphrates rivers thousands of years ago, inhabitants of the region were able to cultivate vast stretches of land, laying the foundations of modern civilisation. But today, the very methods that once created the conditions for progress and prosperity in the region threaten to drag the Middle East and North Africa further and further away from the path of economic development.
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