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Is Egypt seeking Israeli expertise in water management amid Nile dam crisis?

Many questions have been raised about Egyptian cooperation with Israel in irrigation and agricultural projects, in light of Egyptian concerns about the impact of the Nile dam on the water and agricultural fields.
High dam in Aswan, Egypt

CAIRO — Israeli Ambassador to Cairo Amira Oron, accompanied by the political adviser to the embassy, Raslan Abu Rukun, toured the farms of MAFA, one of the largest Egyptian companies that grows high-quality vegetables and fruits.

“There is a huge potential to increase cooperation between Egypt and Israel in the fields of agriculture and irrigation,” Oron said during the visit March 14.

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