Dry year leaves Syria wheat farmers facing crop failure

Tal Shaeer, Syria (AFP) Oct 5, 2021
After Syrian farmer Abdelbaqi Souleiman lost his last wheat crop to a wildfire, he had hoped for a better harvest this summer. But this spring there was hardly any rain. “Last year the field I planted was burnt to the ground,” said the 48-year-old. “This year there wasn’t enough rain, and we didn’t harvest any wheat.” As man-made climate change increases the likelihood of drought and
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