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The country has signed agreements with the OPEC Fund for two projects: one aimed at protecting the most vulnerable groups in the country, and another focused on climate-resilient infrastructure, food security, and the rural value chain.

A farmer drives a tractor in the Marajah village of the Mishkhab District north of Iraq’s central city of Najaf. In Najaf, desert farming has expanded significantly, with local agriculture authorities stating that crop yields have been boosted by new irrigation methods and increased rainfall this winter. ©Ahmad Al Rubaye/AFP

The Emirati city’s agricultural tech center, Silal’s Innovation Oasis (iO), signed an agreement with Square Roots to promote indoor and desert-adapted farming innovations and conduct experiments with desert-suited crops.