With heatwaves destroying crops in Libya and Jordan, farmers and refugees are finding hope in a popular new farming technique. In Ubari, an oasis town a thousand kilometers south of Tripoli in Libya, the summer heat can be lethal. Temperatures now frequently top 50 degrees Celsius - so hot that schools and offices are shut for public safety. For 35-year-old Ubari farmer Khalifa Muhammad, the extreme heat is a matter of life and death for something else: his fruits and vegetables. Hydroponics has been a godsend after years of failed crops," Muhammad says while inspecting some 900 seedlings he has grown in his plastic hydroponic tent.

Source: Libya Today September 04, 2023 13:08 UTC