An Iraqi man uses a shovel on a dry field in an area affected by drought in the Mishkhab region, central Iraq, some twenty-five kilometers from Najaf, on July 2, 2018. (AFP)
Altaf Ahmad
Press TV, Baghdad
A severe drought is tightening its grip on farmers across Iraq. Soaring temperatures and a chronic water shortage have left devastating impacts on the country’s rice production.
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