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Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect national treasure

Bare feet pressed against the rough trunk of a palm tree, his back supported by a metal and fabric harness, Ali Abed begins the climb to the dates above.In Iraq, the date palm and its bounty are national icons, but they...

Iraqi farmers climb palm trees during date harvest season in a field in Janjah village in Iraq's Al-Qasim district south of Babylon on September 4, 2024. Iraq in 2023 exported nearly 650.000 tons of dates, the Minstry of Agriculture said, currently making the fruit the country's second top export good after oil, bringing in more than 120 million USD yearly according to the World Bank. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

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