CAIRO — Egypt and Uzbekistan may cooperate in developing varieties of cotton that can better tolerate drought and salinity.
In an Oct. 6 meeting in Cairo, Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture, El-Seyed el-Quseir, discussed future possibilities with the Uzbek Minister of Innovative Development and Chairman of the Cotton Council, Ibrahim Abdurahmanov. The meeting comes as Egypt prepares to host the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.
