Libya farmer breaks new ground with outlier date variety

In the Libyan countryside, farmer Ismail Ben Saoud has launched an agricultural experiment, banking on Mejhoul dates — a premium variety cherished across the Arab world but untested in such a humid coastal climate.Ben Saoud’s five-hectare (12-acre) farm in Misrata, western Libya, stands out in the landscape that is dotted by olive and citrus trees.Eight years after taking the leap…
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