Iraq: Iraq's Farmers Hit Hard by Water Shortages

Aug 3, 2018 | Arwa Ibrahim, Al Jazeera
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The canals branching out of the Tigris river and into the adjoining farmlands are empty and dry. Devoid of water, the rice, wheat and barley fields are left without vegetation. The Tigris today is far shallower than it was a year ago, and for farmers in Iraq, this is a catastrophe.