Hard work pays off for farming family
Bariz Ajal Rashid, the Mukhtar of the northern Kirkuk village of Chemin, demonstrates the versatility of his village hoop house, an enclosed farm designed to allow farmers to farm year round for up to ten years. Photo by Lt. Col. Mark Leahey, 1st Cavalry Division. KIRKUK — In the small village of Chemin north of here, 38-year-old Bariz Ajal Rashid serves as the appointed leader (Mukhtar) of villagers who rely on farming, livestock and fishing for income. Rashid 's cousin, Umen Shahidan, is the proprietor of a small family farm, which had been plagued by a lack of water and...
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