Egypt Farmers Fear Water Supply Threat From Ethiopia Dam

Publisher:
Agence France-Presse
Publication Date:
11 November 2013
Tags:
Ethiopia, Egypt, Food and Agriculture, Energy

With an economy already in tatters, Egypt's farmers fear the building of an upstream Nile dam in Ethiopia could lead to water shortages and crop failures with catastrophic effects on their livelihood.

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