Iraqi Wheat Farmers Worried About Islamic State

Farmers in the Islamic State (IS) controlled parts of Iraq, concerned about the militant group’s activities, are unwilling or unable to plant as much wheat as in past years, according to a special report from Reuters.

Several farmers told Reuters “they had not planted the normal amount of seed, because they could not access their land, did not have the proper fertilizers or adequate fuel, or because they had no guarantees that Islamic State would buy their crop as Baghdad normally does.”

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Many farmers, who at the time were not fans of the previous government under Nouri al-Maliki, now express a preference for the former leader. There is also concern that IS will not offer the few farmers who are planting the government rate when they harvest. The result is hundreds of thousands of Iraqis could go hungry.

Read the full Reuters report here.

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