Child: Wow, that’s really clever! Ancient Egyptian person: The grain is held in big stores to keep it preserved. We exchange it for other goods like cloth or bread. So the stores are a bit like ...

As climate change affected agricultural yields, ancient Egyptians adapted their food systems. Long-term grain storage facilities became essential for towns to distribute food during shortages.

From mummified pharaohs to the Great Pyramid of Giza, ancient Egyptian iconography ... the state’s coffers. But the Egyptian state needed more than just grain—it also required labor.

the Egyptian ministry of international cooperation said on Monday. The funding, provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB), aims to improve Egypt's grain storage and logistics infrastructure.