Dry land worries Yazidi farmers

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The lack of precipitation this winter is a concern for Syrian farmers and internally displaced persons who have planted crops around their camps, both in northeastern Syria and in Kurdistan.

In Syria, it has rained only three times since the beginning of winter, and local farmers have depended on wells. Farmers in Erbil and the Garmiyan plains face a similar challenge.

One of the Yazidi settlers said: "We have to irrigate them, but there is no water. It hasn't rained this year. It was God's will. Our crops have not grown, some people in the village have irrigation machines, and they water their fields, these fields look green, and everything else looks like red and barren land, where nothing grows, " said farmer Hassan Jali.

Farmers are resorting to growing new types of crops that do not require so much water.

"We received a new variety of wheat and tested it for two years. The harvest will be ready in five months. The best thing is to find new types of crops. We also hope for the help of international humanitarian organizations, " the farmer said.

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Dry land worries Yazidi farmers

2021/01/04-1610176952.jpg
Read: 958     15:00     09 ЯНВАРЬ 2021    

The lack of precipitation this winter is a concern for Syrian farmers and internally displaced persons who have planted crops around their camps, both in northeastern Syria and in Kurdistan.

In Syria, it has rained only three times since the beginning of winter, and local farmers have depended on wells. Farmers in Erbil and the Garmiyan plains face a similar challenge.

One of the Yazidi settlers said: "We have to irrigate them, but there is no water. It hasn't rained this year. It was God's will. Our crops have not grown, some people in the village have irrigation machines, and they water their fields, these fields look green, and everything else looks like red and barren land, where nothing grows, " said farmer Hassan Jali.

Farmers are resorting to growing new types of crops that do not require so much water.

"We received a new variety of wheat and tested it for two years. The harvest will be ready in five months. The best thing is to find new types of crops. We also hope for the help of international humanitarian organizations, " the farmer said.

Source ezdina





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