EU Officials Pledge to Develop More Water-saving Technologies in Farming as Droughts Worsen Ayia Napa, Cyprus, 4 Sep (ONA) --- Officials from nine southern European Union (EU) countries pledged to work together to develop more water-saving technologies in agriculture as the prospect of worsening droughts puts additional strain on farmers and threatens food security. The promises came during a gathering in Cyprus of the so called MED9 countries — France, ...