Weekly agricultural programme
Land of Sawad
With the Iraqi farmer, from field to market
- Airs
- Monday, 10:30
- Rerun
- Rerun Friday, 10:30
- Season
- Season 10
The olive harvest in Bashiqa, and from the archive: animal-powered irrigation on the banks of the Tigris
The programme joins Bashiqa families at the start of the olive harvest, visits a press that combines traditional millstones with modern machinery, and asks about this year's oil prices. And from the archive of Iraqi farming, footage filmed near Mosul in 1927 shows how animals were used to lift water from the river.
About the programme
Land of Sawad
An agricultural programme that joins farmers in their fields and showcases successful experiences in modern farming.
“Land of Sawad” takes its name from the ancient name for Iraq and accompanies farmers in orchards and fields from the Nineveh Plain to the palm groves of Basra. The programme showcases modern irrigation techniques, pest control and marketing experiences, and hosts agricultural engineers to answer farmers' questions.
- Monday, 10:30
- Friday, 10:30
- 60 minutes
- 2015
- Season 10
- Society and public service
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Episodes of Land of Sawad
3 episodes available to watch in full, with a player that remembers where you left off.
