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Posted Sat Jan 30 2010: from
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PAKISTAN: Drought fears for wheat farmers http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1264871898
Drought-like conditions across Pakistan in December and January are worrying wheat farmers who fear large-scale crop failure.
"Things are looking dismal right now. The wheat crop, sown late last year, needs to be watered. It is our main crop of the year. The lack of rain is a disaster for those of us who depend on wheat," Muhammad Fiaz, a farmer from the Vehari area of Punjab Province told IRIN.... "The lack of rain means the water table is falling and it is hard even to grow vegetables for use in our house. Things are really looking very bleak, and there is still no sign of rain," said Fiaz.
The water volume in rivers has fallen by 21 percent due to the lack of rain, while reservoir levels have dropped by around 34 percent since September, when the monsoon ended, according to media reports.
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