Droughts in Iraq endanger buffalo, and farmers’ livelihoods – Middle East Monitor

Iraq’s buffalo population has more than halved in a decade as the country’s two main rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, suffer from severe droughts that endanger the livelihood of many farmers and breeders, Reuters has reported.

“People have left… We are a small number of houses remaining,” said farmer Sabah Ismail, 38, who rears buffalo in the southern province of Dhi Qar. “The situation is difficult… I had 120 to 130 buffalo; now I only have 50 to…