irrigation

But after more than a decade of war, Syria's agricultural sector was already battered by economic collapse, destroyed irrigation systems, and mined fields.

They said an advanced irrigation system was how the lake would mainly be filled.

Bishop said she and her partner spent $230,000 on a new irrigation system, cleaning equipment, trash removal and staff salaries.

The plants are growing lustily in late summer, although Kolding only waters them once a week on Saturdays for a hour with drip irrigation.

Decades of farming and irrigation have degraded the soil, drawing salts and metals to the surface.