Egypt: Climate Information reveals planting dates for peas, artichokes, and strawberries

Published 2024년 8월 20일

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Dr. Mohamed Ali Fahim, the Head of the Climate Change Information Center, has warned farmers about the unusual heat in August, which is extending and deepening, leading to a rise in temperature of around 4-5 degrees compared to the same period last year. This heat wave could pose a threat to the planting of new crops such as potatoes, beets, onions, garlic, artichokes, beans, peas, and strawberries. The Climate Change Information Center has provided specific planting dates to ensure successful cultivation, with the planting of some crops, like indigo potatoes and beets, being delayed until September.

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Dr. Mohamed Ali Fahim, Head of the Climate Change Information Center, said that today, August 20, 13, is the 13th of Mesori, when farmers of the new crops (Badri Nile) begin their preparations to plant potatoes, beets, onion nurseries, garlic, artichokes, beans, peas and strawberries. The Head of the Climate Change Information Center explained that, unusually, the Indian seasonal low is still very hot, extending and deepening in most areas, in addition to the Sudan low in southern Upper Egypt, and the weather is still very hot, with an increase of about 4-5 degrees compared to last year at the same time, noting that agriculture in this weather is not guaranteed. Dr. Mohamed Fahim also specified the dates for planting vegetable crops, including: ▪︎ Indigo potatoes, it is very important not to start planting before September 1 in Minya and September 10 in Lower Egypt governorates ▪︎ Beets, the first crop, not to start planting before August 30 in Minya and September 10 in Lower ...

Source: Akhbarelyom