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. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2025/12/16/iraq039s-dreams-of-wheat-independence-dashed-by-water-crisis

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