Iraq's Dreams of Wheat Independence "Dashed by Water Crisis"

By Sarah El Safty and Moayed Kenany, for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.

Iraq's dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis

A push by Iraq to guarantee food security by ensuring wheat production covers the country's needs has led to three successive annual surpluses of the staple grain.

But those hard-won advances are now under threat, as the driest year in modern history ...

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