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Iraq enters watermelon harvest season

STORY: Iraq enters watermelon harvest season SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmers harvesting watermelons in the al-Udheim area, north of Baghdad STORYLINE: The harvest season for watermelons has begun in Iraq. Many Iraqi farmers rely on watermelon cultivation for their livelihoods, as the high price of watermelons offers a lucrative opportunity. Iraqi watermelons are renowned for their high quality and delicious flavor, particularly in neighboring Arab Gulf countries, which had previously imported them. Iraq is striving to enhance and support watermelon cultivation, aiming to resume exporting watermelons abroad to diversify the economy and reduce reliance on oil exports. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Baghdad. (XHTV)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-WATERMELON-HARVEST

(240512) -- BAGHDAD, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest watermelons at a farm in al-Udheim area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, on May 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-WATERMELON-HARVEST

(240512) -- BAGHDAD, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest watermelons at a farm in al-Udheim area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, on May 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-WATERMELON-HARVEST

(240512) -- BAGHDAD, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest watermelons at a farm in al-Udheim area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, on May 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-WATERMELON-HARVEST

(240512) -- BAGHDAD, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests watermelons at a farm in al-Udheim area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, on May 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-WATERMELON-HARVEST

(240512) -- BAGHDAD, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest watermelons at a farm in al-Udheim area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, on May 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-WATERMELON-HARVEST

(240512) -- BAGHDAD, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer holds a newly-harvest watermelon at a farm in al-Udheim area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, on May 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-MELON-HARVEST

(230530) -- BAGHDAD, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child poses for photos with freshly harvested melons at a farm in al-Udheim area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-MELON-HARVEST

(230530) -- BAGHDAD, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest melons at a farm in al-Udheim area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)