Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yield

Iraq’s drought-doomed farmers turn to groundwater to boost agriculture

Iraqi farmers facing scarce rainfall and repeated droughts are drilling wells in the desert to reach groundwater sources and sustain their irrigation systems. While the underground reservoirs help mitigate agricultural losses, it is a risky move as aquifers across the world are depleting fast than they replenish.

Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yield

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.

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Farmer Hadi Saheb is eager to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after exploiting groundwater reserves in water-hungry Iraq. He is just one of many Iraqis who have turned to drilling wells in the desert to help maintain the country's agriculture. It is a [...]

Najaf - This winter, 3.1 million donums were cultivated thanks to groundwater and "modern irrigation systems", according to the authorities. Against two million donums thanks to rivers and dams