Farmers grow dates in desert amid southern Iraq water crisis | REUTERS

Ana Maria Rus

Growing salinity in Iraq’s Shatt al-Arab waterway is forcing farmers to abandon their agricultural lands and relocate to desert areas west of Basra, where groundwater offers a more stable alternative: dates. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #iraq #watercrisis #dates #palmtrees 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Twitter: https://

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