Iraq's prized rice crop threatened by drought

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Drought is threatening the Iraqi tradition of growing amber rice, the aromatic basis of rich lamb and other dishes, and a key element in a struggling

is known in Arabic as the"country of the two rivers" -- the Tigris and the Euphrates. But despite those two legendary water sources, the supply of water has been declining for years and the country is classified as one of five most vulnerable to climate change effects and desertification.yields -- all of which add to the multiple challenges the country faces after decades of war and insurgency.

But agriculture is not the only sector where the infrastructure needs upgrading in a country grappling with corruption and a financial crisis after decades of war.has become"a market for all its neighbours", a reference to the deluge of Iranian and Turkish agricultural product imports.'s own agricultural sector contracted by 17.5 percent"following severe droughts, energy outages, and the rising global price of inputs", according to the World Bank.

That is significant in a country highly dependent on oil income but that wants to diversify its economy.'s GDP, after oil, and employs about 20 percent of the workforce. "We want the state to take an interest in farmers," says Jassem Zaher, who is in his 60s and also exclusively farms amber

 

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