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Iraq's dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis
Iraq’s wheat harvest could fall 30%–50% due to drought and upstream damming, forcing planting caps and modern irrigation mandates to protect food security.
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Iraq's dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis
NAJAF, Iraq, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Iraqi wheat farmer Ma'an al-Fatlawi has long depended on the nearby Euphrates River to feed his fields near the city of Najaf. But this year, those waters, which made the Fertile Crescent a cradle of ancient civilisation 10,000 years ago, are drying up, and he sees few options."Drilling wells is not successful in our land, because the water is saline," al-Fatlawi said, as he stood by an irrigation canal near his…
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