Many Iraqis have turned to drilling wells in the desert to help sustain the country’s agriculture. — Photos: QASSEM AL-KAABI/AFP
Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq.
He is just one of many Iraqis who have turned to drilling wells in the desert to help sustain the country’s agriculture.
