Among olive groves that were once a front line between Islamic State militants and Iraqi forces, Yunis Salman and a few fellow farmers are harnessing what they believe should be the future of Middle East agriculture: the power of the sun.
Solar panels installed last year between his family's 1,500 olive trees help to power water pumping and irrigation, providing enough for production and several hours of electricity each day for their home.
Salman believes solar power should be the future of agriculture and energy in the Middle East, where stifling summers are getting longer and hotter.In Iraq, a dilapidated national grid often provides only a few hours of power each day, leaving many Iraqis to swelter through temperatures that regularly surpass 50 degrees Celsius.
Gas imports from Iran fuel the national grid and periodically halt when energy consumption increases. Baghdad owes Tehran billions of dollars for power imports, and under U.S. sanctions must currently pay those debts in food and medicine supplies.
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