F.A.O. warns of drought in Baghdad

The United Nations Fooda and Agriculture Organization office in Baghdad warned of the great effects of the drought currently taking peace in Iraq, which threatens agricultural and animal production. In a statement yesterday, the organization said the basin of the Degla River witnessed the lowest level of water flow and that a drought could cause loses in the agricultural crops at a rate of 37% for wheat and 63% for malt in central and southern Iraq.