A drone view shows irrigation sprinklers operating in a wheat field near Najaf, Iraq, May 7, 2025. As water scarcity worsens in Iraq, farmers are turning to sprinkler irrigation systems to conserve water and increase crop yields. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani (Alaa Al-Marjani)
Iraqi farmers are expanding their operations into the desert. Supported by government-subsidised sprinkler systems, some farmers say the shift from flood irrigation to sprinklers has yielded better results.
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A drone view shows workers installing irrigation sprinklers in a field near Najaf, Iraq, on May 7 2025. (REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani)
A drone view shows irrigation sprinklers operating in a wheat field. (Alaa Al-Marjani)
An Iraqi woman works in an agricultural field near Diwaniyah, Iraq, on May 12 2025. (REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani)
An Iraqi worker carries out maintenance on the sprinkler nozzles of a centre-pivot irrigation system in a wheat field near Najaf, Iraq, on May 5 2025. (REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani)
As water scarcity worsens in Iraq, farmers are turning to sprinkler irrigation systems to conserve water and increase crop yields. (REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani)
Workers carry out maintenance on the sprinkler nozzles of a centre-pivot irrigation system in a clover field near Diwaniyah, Iraq, on May 12 2025. (REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani)
Workers perform maintenance on sprinkler nozzles to conserve water and increase crop yields. (REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani)
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