Farmers in northern Afghanistan await canal water as drought parches fields

Drought hits crops and causes losses for farmers in al-Hasakah - Enab Baladi

Al-Hasakah – Majd al-Salem Eight hectares owned by 50-something-year-old farmer Ahmad al-Mukhaylif have become barren due to low rainfall and drought in the village of al-Mushayrifah south of Qamishli, resulting in the loss of his barley crop. As far as the eye can see, al-Mukhaylif points to the surrounding lands which have all turned into “barren empty spaces.” Al-Mukhaylif told Enab Baladi that farmers, especially those relying on rainwater f…

Farmers in northern Afghanistan await canal water as drought parches fields

MAIMANA, Afghanistan — In the drought-stricken province of Faryab, farmers say their livelihoods are hanging by a thread as water scarcity and prolonged dry spells continue to devastate agriculture. Dozens of farmers are now looking to the Qosh Tepa canal — a long-awaited irrigation project — as their last hope for salvaging the growing season. Without its arrival, they warn, thousands of acres of farmland will remain barren. “The water in Andkh…