Feature: Silkworm farming changes lives of rural village in northern Egypt


by Marwa Yahya, Yao Bing

BEHEIRA, Egypt, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Nagaa Awni, located in Beheira governorate about 200 km from Cairo, used to be a village with houses made of mud-brick and straw, relying on external aid for food and blankets.

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