A risky move: Farmers turn to groundwater to boost yield in the desert


By AGENCY

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.

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