Iraqi farmers fight hard to protect treasured date palms ...Kuwait

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Bare feet pressed against the rough trunk of a palm tree, his back supported by a metal and fabric harness, Ali Abed begins the climb to the dates above. Once known as the country of "30 million palm trees," Iraq's ancient date-growing culture had already suffered from upheaval, especially during the 1980-88 war with Iran, before climate change became a major threat. In the still lush countryside of central Iraq, near Janajah village in Babylon province, hundreds of date palms stand tall and majestic, surrounded by vines and fruit trees. During harvest season, the branches are heavy with clusters of yellow and red dates. Rising at dawn to avoid the searing heat, ha

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