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Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect national treasure
In Iraq, the date palm and its bounty are national icons, but they are being battered by drought. Once known as the country of "30 million palm trees", Iraq's ancient date-growing culture had ...
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A sip of health and heritage: How date seed coffee is changing Iraq’s beverage scene
In a country renowned for its sweet, tasty dates, Iraqi entrepreneur Jaber Abdul ... The country had about 32 million date palm trees. But those numbers began to drop after the Iraq-Iran war ...