epa11465149 Iraqi farmer Omar Al-zubaai climbs a palm tree to check the dates ahead of the harvest season, at his farm in Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, Iraq, 07 July 2024. The date harvesting season in Iraq is around late July and early August. The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture announced that it has succeeded in increasing the number of date palms in Iraq from 12 million to 17 million across all provinces, expecting abundance in production during the current year. EPA/AHMED JALIL
