Water-stressed Iraq dries up fish farms
Drastic government measures have restricted water use for some purposes, including crop irrigation, and authorities have cracked down on illegal practices they long ignored.
PREMIUM Agric. & Environment
This aerial view shows dry fish farms in the village of Albu Mustafa in Hilla, about 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad on July 6, 2023, following a crack down by the Iraqi government on unauthorised.
By NewVision Reporter
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Iraqi villager Omar Ziad gazes at the cracked and barren earth where his fish farm once stood, lost to water conservation efforts during a devastating four-year