Egypt’s Greenhouse Push: Army-Driven Hydroponics vs Morocco’s Desalination Boom

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. https://eutrema.co.uk/shop/ 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