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Local farmers are calling for permission to grow stevia as an alternative source of sugar to replace water-intensive crops such as sugarcane and beets, according to Al Masry Al Youm<\/a>. A feddan of stevia can reportedly produce as much sugar as 18 feddans sugar cane. Egypt has beenclamping down on cultivation of unsustainable agricultural practices<\/a> with an eye towards water conservation, soil preservation, economic viability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Local farmers are calling for permission to grow stevia as an alternative source of sugar to replace water-intensive crops such as sugarcane and beets, according to Al Masry Al Youm. A feddan of stevia can reportedly produce as much sugar as 18 feddans sugar cane. 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