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Farmers innovate to save Iraq’s rice production   

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Salam Faraj with Hayder Indhar in Diwaniyah After seeing his once-lush rice field shrink in recent years due to relentless drought, Iraqi farmer Muntazer al-Joufi fought back using tougher seeds and water-saving irrigation techniques. “It’s the first time we’re using modern techniques that consume less water” to cultivate rice, Joufi, 40, said as he surveyed […]