A narrow dirt path runs between dense rows of blooming jasmine plants in Kafr Saadoun, a village in Gharbia Governorate known for jasmine cultivation, with a solitary tree visible at the far end under a pale early-morning sky. White jasmine blossoms are visible across the field, characteristic of the harvest season during which flowers are picked by hand at dawn before the heat causes them to wilt. Jasmine farming in the Gharbia region is a significant agricultural tradition in Egypt's Nile Delta, supplying raw material to the country's perfume and essential oil industry.