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Iraq Allows Rice Growers to Resume Flooding Fields After Water Supplies Improve
Iraq has lifted restrictions on water-intensive crops, allowing rice growers to resume flooding fields. Higher river flows from recent rains and inflows from neighboring countries increased water availability. The country had imposed the limits during years of drought to conserve supplies.
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Iraq has eased limits on water-intensive crops, allowing rice growers to resume flooding fields, @Reuters reported. Higher river flows from recent rains and contributions from neighboring countries increased water availability and made the resumption possible. Iraq had imposed the restrictions during years of drought to conserve water.
The recent increase in available water allowed growers to return to the practice of flooding fields for rice cultivation.
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